Hi Terry,Thanks for the response, the property is in VIC so will do, however I was advised by the real estate there is no formal lease in place, nothing was signed so it's just a month to month arrangement that has lasted several years, but will have a read through – I prefer to do things by the book so I will be having a formal lease.Hi Der…[Read more]

I phoned up the consumer affairs then they transferred me through to the real estate complaint board – (this was before the latest turn of events)For the PM not telling me about the damage and then about the arrears in rent (which began after they gave notice) equated to bad customer service, not negligence!!!The complaint board suggested that I…[Read more]

Yep, already on to it..   it is a 14 day notice to vacate.. in which she says that the tenant will repair the damage and pay the rent and get the bond back…this is the 2nd time she has said this…  is she in la la land???

The saga continues… the tenants have not accepted the payout figure and this means they officially have not moved out of the property… and I now have to evict them..WHYYYYY didn't the PMs advise me that they had fallen behind on rent and this process could have been started originally..

Thanks cuteyoungchic…the contract states 14 days but I spoke with the real estate board and they said if the property is vacant I don't have to give them any notice. I stated on the day the tenants move out that I don't want them to continue so officially I didn't give them any notice.I phoned the real estate board when they wouldn't answer my…[Read more]

I think I will..

I did.. I raised the whole disclosure of information with the Licensee. He did not read my complaint properly, said the issue was rectified and that the girl in charge does a fantastic job and he has full faith.I wrote back saying read the email properly and he never responded. The tenants were due to move out in a few days so I thought hold on t…[Read more]

Well I spoke too soon… I should name this thread to bad PM's.When the tenant gave the date to move out they stopped paying rent which means they are 4 weeks behind… although I asked numberous times, the PM did not advise me until the day they moved out.The damage is not fixed, the lawn is a jungle, carpets not clean etc etc.I have sacked the…[Read more]

Hi everyone,Thanks for your suggestions, the situation could be a lot worse but thankfully it's not..  The tenants are moving out and guaranteed the damaged will be fixed before they leave. This means they are responsible for the rent until I find someone else. I'll let you know how that goes.I did a lot of reading on the legal responsibilty of…[Read more]

Thanks Liz, an inspection was carried out today, as the property is a few hours from me I couldn't be there, but I asked the PM to take photos and original report. There is a 1m crack on one of the walls but apart from that no damage. The PM will provide me with a full reportHowever I have found out that the PM was notified of damage by one of…[Read more]

Ok, I have asked for a twenty four hour inspection .. Lets see what happens!Can I ask, when you claim damage on insurance, do your premiums go up? What is everyone else's experience?

You snuck in again… Dwolfe.I will organise an inspection asap

Thanks DWolfe, you just snuck in there.One of the boys is on the lease, the other two are not. There is definately damage to the property, I will advise the PM that I want an inspection asap, not when they give a date to move out.Thanks for you suggestion, the PM is good but at the end of the day it is just a job for them, your right it is not their money.

I think the whole neighbourhood was complaining, it must have been pretty bad for the neighbours to call.I just spoke with the real estate, they want to wait until the tenants move out and then do an inspection to assess the damage. 

Im in Victoria, and luckily the lease is in both names. I think the same is Reiv, I will call them now.