‘Smells like hell’: Chinese woman disappears owing rent, abandons pet dog in filthy flat

When a property agent in China went to check a flat leased by a woman who had defaulted on two months’ rent, he discovered she had disappeared leaving the room filled with rubbish and an abandoned dog.A shocking video showing the one-bedroom flat in Nanning, southwestern Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in a complete mess went viral after the agent, surnamed Tang, shared it on social media on May 22, the Guizhou TV reported.There was also an Alaskan malamute in the room, barking occasionally, according to the clip.The property agent Tang, above, punches in the passcode to open the front door of the flat. Photo: Baidu“It smells like hell. The rubbish is everywhere. I cannot even find a place to stand,” Tang is heard saying in the room.“The tenant dressed beautifully. I did not expect that she lived in an environment like a kennel,” he added.It is not clear how long the woman has rented the property.“I have charged her a deposit equal to one-month rent. But I think that money is not enough to cover the room cleaning costs,” said Tang.In a following video, the agent said he has taken the dog for a check-up. The dog has no health issues except becoming thinner from not eating for several days, Tang said.Piles of rubbish, above, were left all over the filthy rented property. Photo: BaiduThe animal is expected to be adopted by a local resident.The news is redolent of another case in March involving a rented flat in Guilin, also in Guangxi.A report on news portal Sohu said that the tenant in that case, thought to be a live-streamer, ran away while owing the landlord three months’ rent.The landlord was shocked to encounter that his property was strewn with piles of stinking rubbish.Further Reading“All the furniture and appliances in the flat have been destroyed by her. I really do not know how much it will cost to hire people to clean the house,” the landlord was quoted as saying.He said he hoped to find the tenant to solve their dispute. If he failed to find her, he planned to file a lawsuit, the report said.A starving Alaskan malamute, above, was also left abandoned in the rubbish-strewn flat. Photo: BaiduNews of missing tenants who treated rented properties as dumping grounds often makes headlines in China.Last year, a woman in Chongqing, southwestern China, went missing from the landlord after defaulting on the rent for a week.The landlord was not only confronted with piles of rubbish, but also a dead cat.“What kind of people are they? How can they tolerate living in such a foul environment?” said an online observer.“These tenants are lazy and lack morals. I hope the authorities can crack down such behaviour,” said another person.