Water Bills

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  1. Cathylloyd999

    Cathylloyd999 New Member

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    How often do you have to pass on water bills to tenants?

    Is it reasonable to only pass them on at the end of a 12 month tenancy for the full year?

    Thanks
     
    Cathylloyd999, 26th Sep, 2018
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  2. Scott No Mates

    Scott No Mates Well-Known Member

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    Refer Clause 11.3

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    Scott No Mates, 26th Sep, 2018
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  3. D.T.

    D.T. Specialist Property Manager Business Member

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    Which state is your property in? Theres a 3 month limit here, i assume other states might be similar +/-
     
    D.T., 26th Sep, 2018
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  4. Tom Rivera

    Tom Rivera Property Manager Business Member

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    QLD bills need to be issued in a reasonable time frame as well, and can't be enforced outside of six months.
     
    Tom Rivera, 28th Sep, 2018
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  5. RachelAdelaide

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    can you add a water bill claim into a bond at the end of lease if youve never sent a bill to the tenant through out the lease
     
    RachelAdelaide, 12th Oct, 2018
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  6. Michael Mitchell

    Michael Mitchell Property Manager Business Member

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    If the terms of the lease state that the tenant must pay water, then try it. If they don't dispute it, that's great, if they do dispute it, will come down to matters of law in the relevant state re: variables such as 'reasonable' periods for billing/issuing invoices, sunset dates on claiming expenses, etc etc.
     
    Michael Mitchell, 13th Oct, 2018
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  7. RachelAdelaide

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    tenant is liable for water, but tenant never got sent a bill so there for never got a chance to pay one by law so no chance basically to spring one into a claim with out the tenant even knowing how much the bill is
     
    RachelAdelaide, 13th Oct, 2018
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    Scott No Mates Well-Known Member

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    There are rules about how long you can wait before sending a water bill, read your lease and fair trading guidance notes. You have probably missed your opportunity.
     
    Scott No Mates, 13th Oct, 2018
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