I felt a great sense of relief.
I called the online loan company and explained the situation before saying, "Don't worry, I'll definitely repay the money I owe. As soon as the funds are in my account, I'll pay it all back, principal and interest immediately!"
After hanging up, Lian Hongyu looked out at the sun and felt as though everything was filled with hope.
All the residents who had sued received a call from Old Song.
For many of the residents, it was an unexpected joy. They hadn't really held out hope but felt compelled to care since it was, after all, their own homes.
And they figured it couldn't hurt to try, considering it was only two thousand yuan. Official source is NoveIＦire.net
To their surprise, the lawsuit was successful!
Although many departments issued documents pushing for a resolution after Lawyer Tang was hit and hospitalized, truth be told, the homeowners of the unfinished building didn't have much faith.
They had tried to assert their rights too many times in the past, and the authorities had broken too many promises.
But now, all they had to do was wait for the money to be deposited.
Everyone knew whose efforts had paid off. If it hadn't been for Lawyer Tang, it's likely that no one would have taken care of their issue.
No one brought up what Tang Fangjing had said about "handing over houses." After such a lengthy ordeal, they were truly satisfied just to get their money back.
And there was even interest...
In fact, the bank acted faster than many had expected. Less than three hours after Song Tengfei's call, some residents had already started receiving their money.
The rights protection family, composed of over six hundred owners in the Victoria District community, was in full discussion.
And today, a resident suddenly posted a message.
"What's going on? I saw a neighbor post on their social circle that they got their refund and the money's in. What happened?"
It was a screenshot, and in it, a neighbor had shared a photo of the money transfer, captioned: "After so many years of fighting for our rights, we finally got a result."
Suddenly, like a stone thrown into a still pond, many owners began to surface.
"Yeah, what's going on? How come the money was received without any notice? Where's that neighbor? Are they in the group? Come out and say something!"
"Exactly, if you have a way, why didn't you share it? Did you just go off and do things on your own in silence?"
"That owner isn't in the group. I tagged him in another group but he didn't reply, just left the group!"
Now, various owners in the group began to cause an uproar, and some started cursing outright.
"What the hell, no heads-up about any of this and then leaving the group?!"
There were still some reasonable people in the group who quickly said, "Don't you know? It's the lawsuit that Lawyer Tang Fangjing organized before."
"I remember he was also in this group, talking every day, for about a week, and he even contacted us individually. But nobody joined the lawsuit."
"Anyway, my money is being refunded too, so I'm leaving the group."
After saying that, this person also left the group.
Plainly speaking, everyone had come together for the sake of defending their rights. But if you all do nothing and expect us to handle everything, don't blame us now.
Our houses have been refunded, so we're not neighbors anymore.
At another community in Bright District, Jia Quanmin was staring at her phone in disbelief.
She had heard about the lawyer named Tang who got injured while defending rights but hadn't expected things to be resolved so quickly. It had been five years of advocacy!
No, she had to join the suit quickly.
Last time Tang Fangjing had even called her, but since Jia Quanmin already had a new house, she just waited for those without houses to figure it out.
She hadn't taken part, but now that there was a solution, she had to act fast.
In Yu Jianshe's home, the situation had devolved into an argument.
"I told you we should have trusted Lawyer Tang. What kind of nonsense advice were you giving then?" Old Yu shouted.
Opposite him, his wife shouted back, "Why don't you mention how you reacted? As soon as you heard they were offering ten thousand yuan, you ran off faster than anyone."
"What are you shouting for now? We've withdrawn our lawsuit, so let's just sue again."
Right, it was time to quickly join the lawsuit. A little delay shouldn't matter.
That day, Tengda Law Firm was swamped with visitors, all with the same request, "We want to terminate our contracts with the developer."
Old Song was there to receive them.
"If you sue to terminate the contract with the developer, the house has nothing to do with you anymore. If the developer has no money to compensate you, you could end up with neither the house nor the money," he explained to the homeowners.
Jia Quanmin, who was in the front, shouted back, "Then why did they get money? What for? How come when they sue, the execution goes through?"
"Starting a lawsuit now is a bit late, you understand. You'll have to wait until that community's issues are settled before they can pay off your debts, but who knows how long that will take..."
If there was anyone willing to buy or could sell, the community wouldn't have been left unfinished until now.
In five years, both materials and labor costs have risen significantly, not to mention the current economic climate, where real estate companies are strapped for cash.
Some lands already auctioned can't be dealt with, leaving no chance of a sale...
However, Old Song's explanations fell on deaf ears.
Owners were initially thinking that if they joined the suit, everything would be fine. But now to be told that it might not be enforceable?
All just owners, why do those who sued first get the money? Why is that?!
"There's no 'why.' If you can't take care of your own business, talking now is useless. It's not like I'm the one paying you," Old Song replied dismissively.