Reborn Rich: Prices Dropped, My Savings Didn't novel Chapter 218

Chapter 218: Chapter 216: The Chicken to Warn the Monkey, the Bird That Sticks Its Head Out

"But Boss, this... if we really evict them by force, isn’t that... illegal?"

"Legal?" Cecilia Sterling sneered. "Is it legal for them to maliciously withhold rent without cause? We’ve already given them a final deadline, which serves as a notice and a demand for payment. If they refuse to honor the contract, we have the right to terminate it."

"As for the eviction, even if it’s not strictly legal, at worst, we’ll both get a slap on the wrist. You have to use cruder methods with scoundrels like these. Otherwise, they’ll always think you’re just making empty threats."

As long as their interests weren’t genuinely harmed, even the most severe threats were useless. They knew it was just intimidation and assumed the property management was a paper tiger that wouldn’t dare do anything illegal or out of line.

Hearing this, the staff nodded silently. They would just do whatever the boss said. After all, the person who bought this entire park couldn’t be a nobody. She must have plenty of confidence and a few aces up her sleeve.

Seeing their reaction, Cecilia Sterling continued, "As for the tenants who pay their rent on time, regardless of company size, we will reduce their rent by ten percent and their property management fees by thirty percent."

"I’m not just trying to be strict about rewards and punishments. Good tenants create a good environment in the park. With so many tenants maliciously withholding rent, I’m sure there’s a ringleader stirring up trouble. And for those tenants who pay on time, who don’t stoop to their level to make things difficult for the park and for you, I’m more than willing to offer a small reward."

Just then, someone quickly spoke up. "You’re right, Boss! The first one to withhold rent was that design studio called ’Elysian.’ Then, with that company at the center, the other tenants around them started copying them. It spread to the entire park in less than a month."

At the mention of the small company "Elysian," everyone present couldn’t help but clench their jaws in frustration.

"I heard the boss of that company exploits his employees. He specifically hires recent graduates with no work experience, then fires them after a three-month probation period with the excuse that they’re not competent enough for the job."

"That’s right. We get labor arbitration notices for them almost every month. Who knows if he ever pays them compensation."

"Whenever our people went to talk to them, the boss would always hide and push his employees out to deal with it. All he does is make empty verbal promises. He’s never once kept his word."

The company wasn’t large, but it was infamous in the industrial park. The ridiculous thing is, this is often how the dark side of society works—the more shameless the scoundrel, the more they get away with.

But this time, his luck had run out. He had run into Cecilia Sterling.

’And here I was, looking for a chicken to scare the monkeys!’

To get this done quickly and efficiently, a perfect test case was absolutely necessary.

"’Elysian,’ is it? Send a separate notice to this company. Due to malicious withholding of rent, the park is unilaterally terminating their contract and will be evicting them by 5 p.m. this evening. We will not accept any mediation!"

"The New Year is almost here, and you few are all that’s left in the management department. This will be your last task before the holiday. For every tenant’s rent you collect before the break, I’ll award each of you a bonus of $2,000, with no cap. I’ll also arrange for additional Chinese New Year red envelopes for everyone."

Collect the rent from one tenant, and they’d each get a $2,000 reward, and it was uncapped?

Originally, everyone had just thought that as employees, they just had to follow the boss’s work arrangements. They hadn’t thought much about whether they could actually get the rent back.

But now, their fighting spirit was completely ignited. ’We have to get this money back! No one gets away!’

Cecilia Sterling continued, "As for the other property department employees who left their posts and went home before the holiday started, have HR draw up a list. Notify them that they don’t need to come back to work after the New Year."

"What... what about President Miller?" someone asked cautiously.

President Miller was the general manager of the park’s property management, the top dog. He was the one Cecilia had wanted to see earlier, but who wasn’t around.

Cecilia’s expression was flat. "He’s no different. He left this huge mess of a park behind and dared to go home early for the New Year. What use do I have for him?"

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