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Hi Pinknic
Theres a very important thing to consider when renoing or building bathrooms, and that is the wetsealing. This is a professionally applied membrane that goes under and around baths and showers and covers the floor so that if the tile grout breaks down, which it eventually does, you dont get water in the subfloor and below, especially important if its a two story house. Make sure whoever does it is qualified and issues you a certificate on completion.
Sounds like you are the one carrying the bundle. I don't want ot offend anyone but it seems that there are too many homes and too few living in them. What about if your husband moves into a 1 bedroom unit or a share accommodation unit so that the house he is in can be rented out. I know this might alter your stamp duty concession but could be the cheaper alternative. You didnt mention how much that house would rent for (I think you were referring to yours) or what area it is in. Your combined loan repayments are already nearly 3/4 of your income and interest rates are about to increase again. I would think twice about accessing any more of your equity funds and maybe sell the shares. Hope this helps.
Jennifer
Hi Blay
I have recently had similar problems with one of my houses, and so have some first hand experience for you. First of all if the tenants are behind in their rent you send them the appropriate form (Form 11 from the RTA site). You give them 7 days to remedy the problem and if they don't, you then send them the next form giving them 7 days more to move out. If they don't move out you then make application to the Small Claims court which will set a date for a hearing within a few days. If you can show that they have done what you say they have done, the court will normally issue an order for their immediate eviction which will be by force if necessary. The court application costs $13.50. Make sure that you give them 7 clear days to pay the rent before sending the Forms on the 8th day.
Now if they catch up with their rent but at some later stage they again get behind, more than twice in the space of 2 years, you have grounds to evict them without further reason. I think you have grounds now to do this. As for the lease, if its invalid, the tenant has no right to be there anyway, so follow the same procedure to evict them. Hopefully the bond is being held by the RTA and will cover any damage. If not find out where they move to (and where they work) and persue them through the courts, they will be liable for your costs as well. Any information you need is available from the RTA in your state on a 1300 phone number.Good luck
