Problems With Your Rental,
As a tenant, you need to know what kind of maintenance a landlord is expected to look after and how to make sure the place you call home doesn’t fall into disrepair under your watch. A serious roof leak is considered an urgent repair. Whose problem is it, Landlords need to keep the premises in a reasonable state of repair taking into consideration the age of the property, the amount of rent you are paying and the prospective life of the premises.
They also need to comply with building, health and safety laws. While you’re responsible for things like mowing lawns and replacing light bulbs, the landlord needs to attend to breakdowns of supplied appliances like ovens and water heaters, damage from storms or a burst water pipe. Patterson Ross says each Australian state has very solid tenant repair rights written into law. If you’re unsure, phone your property manager and get their input. They should be up to speed on who is responsible for what.
Property manager Brenda Wayman of Wayman Real Estate says it’s a good idea to let the property manager or landlord know about maintenance issues as soon as they arise. “A lot of tenants don’t want to report repairs because they think that next time it comes around to a lease renewal, the rent will go up, but that’s not the case,” she says. Wayman points out that if a tenant doesn’t report something and it causes additional damage to a property, it can be considered negligence.
“The tenant could then end up at the Tribunal ordered to pay the landlord’s insurance excess because they didn’t report a problem,” she says. It’s important to keep track of all correspondence around your repair issue. Put critical requests and actions taken into writing, says Wayman, so there’s no ambiguity about who said what. Keep a record of phone calls, including the date and who you spoke to, and where appropriate take photos of the item requiring attention and forward them to the property manager or landlord.
Patterson Ross says the biggest barrier for tenants to get repairs carried out is the perceived threat of a “no grounds” eviction. “Tenants are worried about being seen as troublesome tenants,” he says. Patterson Ross says while these lease terminations do occur, they’re not common, and tenants should persist in their efforts to have repairs completed. Wayman says most property managers want to provide good service to both tenants and landlords and their job is to make sure repairs are made in a timely manner. On some occasions, it’s the property manager who lets repairs slide.
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His secret to making them extra tasty was to use fat from the roast rather than fresh oil, try it you'll love it. IdeaMorphist, can I come over for dinner, LOL. Don't forget to make some of my Crispy Roast Potatoes, too! I think I will make some soon now!
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