Hi,
I have a (dept of housing) tenant, who has been a perfect tenant…..looks after the place, personal rent cheques always on time. However, I need to renovate the propoerty and on-sell.
The rental contract expired in April 2010. Whilst I have given her an indication that I will need to renovate, I haven't given her a time frame.
How much notice do I need to give her? Is it 2 months?
Any help greatly appreciated.
Ian
New to renting myself, but my guess is that the number of days notice should be specified in the rental agreement/ contract. If your tenant is renting on a month to month basis, then I think 28 days notice is all that is required.
Depends what state you're in I believe. Give consumer affairs a call and ask.
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Rowester wrote:Hi,I have a (dept of housing) tenant, who has been a perfect tenant…..looks after the place, personal rent cheques always on time. However, I need to renovate the propoerty and on-sell.
The rental contract expired in April 2010. Whilst I have given her an indication that I will need to renovate, I haven't given her a time frame.
How much notice do I need to give her? Is it 2 months?
Any help greatly appreciated.
Ian
Again, depends on your State. All the tenancy laws in every State are listed here, along with the websites of each State's Consumer Affairs/Fair Trading Department: http://blog.rentwise.com.au/index.php/2010/05/24/free-forms-and-resources-for-self-managers
Check with the office of fair trading. In NSW it will be changing to 90 days soon, so beware.
thanks guys.
It seems as though the following applies in NSW when the tenancy agreement has expired:
60 days if no reason is given
30 days if the property is to be sold
14 days if the tenant breaks original contract (late payment, damage to propery etc)Cheers
Cheers, Ian
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