Recent content by GoldCoastGirl

In hindsight, I wish had made a simple phone call to my landlord as soon as I heard about the eviction notice. I had always had his number as he wanted me to ring him direct with any problems etc so therefore I could've asked him if he could explain about the eviction notice I received. It...

You know you can set up direct debit via a bank not the internet :) It's the same exact thing as "internet banking" IMO as you are still setting up a direct debit from one account to another ... also what about the other options of bank cheque and money orders ?? Why won't the PM accept those...

I know I'm only a tenant at this stage of the game yet when I become a landlord ... due to my experience as a tenant.. I will be pets allowed, no children. None the less, I can tell you that I jumped at the opportunity of a pet-friendly (with restrictions) property here on the Gold Coast...

Get on this one PRONTO! As someone who is a tenant and went thru the exact thing in February this year. I'm still literally paying for that ****-up by that PM! I had a fabolous relationship with my landlord/lady. They didn't want me to move... and as soon as they had found out that the...

For the curious, here are some of the reasons (well the ones I remembered) that was given in feedback to the PM about the unit.... thus making the unit it's own worst enemy: The only readily visible staircase is a spiral staircase at the "front" (or street end) of the property. People would...

We ended up settling and thus not really actually going ahead with the whole tribunal. I'll be paying the 'debt' off in installments (an amount i know i can easily afford thus agreed to) over the course of 15 weeks. Why? Well, they showed me more information about the whole she-bang and thus...

Well it is today at 2pm we all shall find out what happens! ;D I have been to the Tenant Advice and Advocacy Service locally. I've organised all paperwork on my end. I will (only if the PM does point out the advertisements as 'proof' first) point out that they only put in one advertisement...

I have only read the original post so please excuse my lateness. Be very cautious this time of year as it took a PM I was in dispute with (we settled) nearly half a year to find a tenant for a property in Surfers Paradise. It took them 20 weeks and 3 days to be exact when their "usual" average...

HAPPY HOOP DAY everyone! www.worldhoopday.com ~~ CELEBRATE ~~ Here is my contribution to the day! ENJOY! It's a YouTube video. :) click the image above to access the video. Anyone of any age and "fitness level" can hula/hoola hoop. I was a complete dunce before a little...

For those interested, my hearing date is August 6th @ 2pm. So it will be awhile before we all find out (including me) as to the verdict. I've taken this all very seriously and will honour the verdict if it does not rule in my favour. I'm preparing for it tho' (naturally) I want to win.

You're telling me. Hindsight! :D As for subletting the property, I honestly didn't think I could! Believe me, I would have taken on a tenant myself for only $150 or something per week if I could have done so temporarily... I just didn't know. I never moved in so the property was in the...

Yes it is property related yet I thought I would post it as I can see the humour in it as I'm childless yet have a pet... this is a pet friendly complex/gated community... this is why I would rather someone with a pet anyday over a child (no matter what is its age). At least the pet can be...

Why I personally think pets are so much better to have as tenants than children. At least you can train pets (and/or find easy solutions) to stop mis-behaving. Children have something called "free will" LOL! I can see the humour in all of this...

Please re-read my post in re what I submitted to the Small Claims Tribunal. I'm not going on about the duress and all that... I'm trying to say I'm not liable for any extra costs past May because I feel that the PM didn't do their job to mitigate loss as well as that the time the property was...

Okay, got an email back from the PM that I'm disputing with .... Please find attached a copy of the list of advertising that was done trying to secure a tenant. The owner even agreed to drop the price of rent and offered 1 weeks free rent trying to help with securing a tenant. Under normal...