I recently had my new tenant make a request to my property manager that I install a dehumidifier to my property because they are having mould issues, the property is located in Greenwich on the lower north shore of Sydney.
Apparently this mould is forming in all the rooms on the unit not just wet areas.
To be honest I find this very hard to believe as I have owned the unit for 14 months and for the first 12 months my first tenant did not report any such a problem.
I am more inclined to think that the tenant is doing something to cause this issue if there even is one at all, i.e. faulty clothes dryer not being ventilated to outside correctly maybe?
has anyone else with knowledge of Sydney’s Greenwich and the lower north shore ever heard of this kind of problem in the past? Is the area prone to high humidity and mould formation in its buildings?
I live in Melbourne and I do not have in depth knowledge of the area.
This is my first IP and I’m not sure if this is the type of thing that a land lord is responsible for if there is a genuine problem. Or are they trying to take me for a ride?
I would appreciate some advice from other investors.
Thank you
N_M
Apparently this mould is forming in all the rooms on the unit not just wet areas.
To be honest I find this very hard to believe as I have owned the unit for 14 months and for the first 12 months my first tenant did not report any such a problem.
I am more inclined to think that the tenant is doing something to cause this issue if there even is one at all, i.e. faulty clothes dryer not being ventilated to outside correctly maybe?
has anyone else with knowledge of Sydney’s Greenwich and the lower north shore ever heard of this kind of problem in the past? Is the area prone to high humidity and mould formation in its buildings?
I live in Melbourne and I do not have in depth knowledge of the area.
This is my first IP and I’m not sure if this is the type of thing that a land lord is responsible for if there is a genuine problem. Or are they trying to take me for a ride?
I would appreciate some advice from other investors.
Thank you
N_M