Guest Guest31881 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Also remember the RTA (Qld) are VERY good with advice and more often than not are on the tenants side, so its always worth contacting them for advice at the first sign of a problem. Each state has their own set up. Cal x I used the RTA (Queensland) When I broke lease a couple of years ago, They gave me advice about how to word my notice to leave and what to say to the agent if they became a problem. They gave me the paperwork to appeal for my bond if that needed doing. They also Informed me of the maximum amount the agents could charge for having to re-advertise and arrange viewings. We were lucky when the owner found out we were leaving he told the agent it was fine and he would not hold us to the remaining rent if it failed to let.... Also brought us a couple of fresh Mud crabs the day we left and wished us well. Now that was a good landlord... Not all are out for every penny and I am know the members here who are also landlords have a good name amongst the members who have used them.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mx44 Posted April 29, 2012 Author Share Posted April 29, 2012 yea it would be excellent ! think there all the bloosdy same tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cartertucker Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 Eeek! What did you do to the place? ) really kelly ....did u wreck the place lol .....that sounds way of ....id be contesting that one !!!! mrs keily :laugh: Actually we really looked after the place! Its a case of the estate agents taking the p*ss! Id hazard a guess with a figure that big and only being there a month that she was tied into a 6mth lease so on breaking it, had penalities,fees and rent to pay. Cal x This is correct Cal ~ there were various charges for small repiars (to things that we didnt break I may add) retic repairs! (we were only there 1 month!) the biggest fee was $900 'sundries: pro rata leasing fee ~ break lease tenant' (I dont really know what this is?) :unsure: However it seems unfair, as I found them a new tenant & they moved in 2 days after we vacated, so no out of pocket for them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calNgary Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 If you had someone move in 2 days after you vacated id have been challenging the agent over paying such a large sum of money,, cheeky buggers!!! Cal x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cartertucker Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 If you had someone move in 2 days after you vacated id have been challenging the agent over paying such a large sum of money,, cheeky buggers!!! Cal x Yes, we are looking into it more ~ But im still not 100% on what 'pro rata leasing fees' are? :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LKC Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 We have only lived in one rental in Australia, and the agents/landlord did try to keep some of our bond after we had left. However, I had taken a whole heap of photos when we first moved in, and I had provided those to the agent along with an amended property condition report or whatever it was called, detailing each and every mark on the carpet and walls, the fact that the curtains in the bedroom had mildew marks, that there were weeds in the flower beds and that the kitchen was filthy (including inside the oven). When we moved out we had the carpets cleaned and then house professionally cleaned (plus we did loads of things ourselves), but they wanted various things doing such as having the carpet de-flead (apparently because we had children, we had no pets!!!) and saying that we had part painted the walls and that the place would need decorating! The fact was, lots of the walls were part painted in one colour and part in another, and we had taken photos to prove it. In the end we got our full deposit back after giving them copies of the receipts for cleaning etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LKC Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 Yes, we are looking into it more ~ But im still not 100% on what 'pro rata leasing fees' are? :unsure: Probably more like Estate Agents Christmas Party Fund. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cartertucker Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 Probably more like Estate Agents Christmas Party Fund. This could be all too true! :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjscjs Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 What can you say, British criminal stock, old habits die hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peach Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Had our final inspection today. Happy to say that we will be getting our full bond returned. We didn't use professional cleaners or do anything special.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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