The Earthquake Commission is a bit different. They levy a charge on every single building insurance policy in the country (whether earthquake...
I don't think it's necessarily that, although do bear in mind that many of the posters on this forum are in fact property managers, who will of...
That's odd. Instarent is a business name of SE.GROUP Pty Ltd, ABN 82 607 205 283, which actually does hold an NSW property agent's license with...
It wouldn't be in the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accomodation Act or Regulation, which is largely silent on who you can and cannot refuse,...
The act says no such thing. S159 obligates you not to accept a second holding deposit for the same premises, and S161 obligates you to return the...
It's a bit unfair to say 99% of all the stuff in that has always been law. Prior to this change: Being victim of a domestic violence event wasn't...
Nope, other way around. Even in Queensland these days, actually. The issue is that the tribunal could potentially replace the tenant's current...
Only goes to tribunal if the tenant doesn't agree to the deduction, or the bond doesn't cover it.
Definitely a job for a bond claim. Just be prepared if the tenant doesn't think it's a big deal to end up having to take it to tribunal, and VCAT...
I hate to say it, but I think you're taking it way too personally. You shouldn't be letting yourself get worked up about it, just make sure your...
It's not a proposed bill. It's passed, but hasn't received royal assent yet. Important to note this is not the bill proposed by the Greens, it...
Nope, it shouldn't. The legislation covering this is the Building Fire Safety Regulation, which says that the prescribed ways of powering a smoke...
One thing to add from my experience - are there trees overshadowing the pool? If so, leaves and, heaven forbid, palm fronds and the like dropping...
I'd be concerned less about your tenant being paranoid and more about potential criminal reasons for wanting this. Lots of security, rooms with...
Oh, I have. There is no such requirement for a standard self-contained property - different rules apply to strata properties with building fire...
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