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Dealing with renting disputes as a Landlord/Rental Provider

  • September 11, 2023

Home " Legal Blog " Property & Construction " Dealing with renting disputes as a Landlord/Rental Provider

If you rent property to a tenant/renter, you will eventually deal with the following issues.

1. Non-payment of rent- when tenants do not pay rent, you need find out the reason why. If it is unrelated to you and the property, you should consider whether to offer a temporary discount or re-lease the property. If it is unrelated to you and the property, you should consider whether to offer a temporary discount or re-lease the property. It is generally difficult to force someone out, so it is important to make sure you have done If it is unrelated to you and the property, you should consider whether to offer a temporary discount or re-lease the property. If it is due to the condition of the property, consider implementing changes to improve goodwill.

2. Damage to property or uncleanliness- if a tenant leaves a property in a very dirty condition and/or there is damage to property or furniture, you can usually claim this back from the bond. Ideally, you want to have taken photos of the property both at the start and at the end of the lease, get an invoice to prove how much you spent to fix these problems and then show this to the tenant. Ideally, you want to have taken photos of the property both at the start and at the end of the lease, get an invoice to prove how much you spent to fix these problems and then show this to the tenant. There are usually issues if the bond was not lodged with the RTBA.

3. Lease break- if a tenant wants to leave before they are supposed to you want to immediately help find a replacement. It is usually good enough to get the tenant to pay you an amount as compensation which is usually the bond amount. It is usually good enough to get the tenant to pay you an amount as compensation which is usually the bond amount.

If you cannot resolve issues with your tenant, we can provide you with practical advice to solve your problem. Chua Tan Associates has over 30 years experience in the Victorian Property Industry and has dealt with a wide range of residential and commercial tenancy disputes over the years. Please call Please call us on 03 9602 3988 to book a consultation. 

Be careful of unenforceable terms

When reviewing your financial agreement, you want to make sure that certain terms are not present which attempt to avoid the requirements for binding financial agreements as listed in the Family Law Act. When reviewing your financial agreement, you want to make sure that certain terms are not present which attempt to avoid the requirements for binding financial agreements as listed in the Family Law Act. For example, terms stating a party can support themselves without an income tested pension or benefit when the reality is they cannot, terms stating there was mutual disclosure when there was not and parties agreeing to waive their right to disclosure will not be enforced by the Family Law Act. Disclosure will not be enforced by a Court. Chua Tan Associates possesses expertise in preparing enforceable binding financial agreements. Do not hesitate to book a consultation to discuss your case. hesitate to book a consultation to discuss your family law matters.

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