本文转自【人民网】； 租客为方便房东寻找租户，与房东协商一致提前退租。腾房后，房东却主张违约并拒绝返还押金，租客 应如何维护自身权益？ 案件回顾 2023年10月，田某与肖某签订房屋租赁合同，约定肖某承租田某的房屋，租期一年，月租金1350元，押 金1350元，租金按半年支付；租赁期间承租方不得中途退房，若需退房，需赔偿出租方一个月租金作为 违约金。 2024年8月，肖某通过微信告知田某，自己实际居住时间较少，可允许田某带人看房。田某询问是否到 期后不再续租，肖某回复："嗯，如果有人租我也可以提前。"9月中旬，田某带人前往房屋看房时，告 知肖某若房屋提前租出，会退还其相应款项，肖某表示同意。 肖某遂向法院起诉田某，要求田某退还押金1350元及一个月租金1350元共计2700元并支付利息。田某主 张肖某构成提前退租，应承担违约责任、用押金折抵违约金，其未退款的原因是双方未就退款金额达成 一致。 法院经审理认为，田某与肖某签订的租赁合同合法有效，双方已达成"若房屋提前租出，肖某可提前退 房、田某退还剩余房租"的一致意见。10月5日，双方进一步就合同善后事宜达成约定，即房租计算至10 月4日，肖某仅将个人物品暂存屋 ...

Core Viewpoint - A rental contract signed five years ago has led to a legal dispute for Zhuoran Co., Ltd. (SH688121), with its wholly-owned subsidiary facing a claim exceeding 43 million yuan from Jiangsu Zhuoran Enterprise Service Co., Ltd. [2][6] Group 1: Legal Dispute Details - Jiangsu Zhuoran has been sued by Jiangyin Port Group Co., Ltd. for unpaid rent, penalties, and usage fees totaling 43.2448 million yuan [6][11] - The rental agreement, effective from January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2024, stipulates an annual rent of 33.908 million yuan, payable in two installments [7][10] - Jiangyin Port Group claims that Jiangsu Zhuoran owes the full rent for 2024, amounting to 23.908 million yuan, and has incurred penalties for late payment [11][14] Group 2: Company Response and Counterclaims - Zhuoran Co. has engaged a professional legal team to respond to the lawsuit and does not expect significant impact on its operations [14][17] - Jiangsu Zhuoran has filed a counterclaim seeking the return of overpaid rent amounting to 14.8915 million yuan [15][16] - The court has advised Jiangsu Zhuoran to file a counterclaim due to the prior lawsuit initiated by Jiangyin Port Group [16][17]