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Having used postal address for many years, I have not had a problem with the registry. Specialist residential tenancy lawyers in WA? I have never come across one. I have dealt with many para-legal workers, in various government-funded legal help services for tenants. In general I have...

The RTA requires disclosure of address, not residential address. It is common practice for owners and agents to disclose a PO Box. This did not change with the new legislation on 1 July 2013. I find your mention of tinfoil hat, paranoia and lack of dispute management skills insulting and...

Hi Woodridge. Your gut instincts are correct. Never disclose your residential address to tenants. Although many people will never have a negative experience with tenants, it is simply a numbers game. Deal with enough tenancies and you will experience aggression. I have managed over a...

My post is fact not anecdote. Why relate these experiences? To assist other landlords. I think the case that tipped me over the edge was an eviction about seven years ago. I had just purchased the property. It was a nice 4x1 in the south-eastern corridor. The previous owner sold it...

Thanks thatbum for sharing the DIY guide, it is a good outline of the formal rent termination procedures. Dazz I concur with you, actual eviction proceedings often involve one or more of your 29 steps. thatbum, Dazz's 29 steps for some people can occasionally be about floundering around...

I saw the recent poll on tenancy duration and it made me curious, so I ran the numbers; and thought you might be interested. Data Features: 1048 residential tenants Perth-wide locations From 2002 to present Withdrawn/cancelled tenancies excluded Results of Analysis: Average...

Hi HD ACE. You are looking in the right areas. Your initial hunch re Lockridge representing good value is correct. I second that, and have an IP in the suburb. As an investor, you should pay particular attention to the City of Swan's Urban Housing Strategy. The plan is not yet enacted...

Hi thatbum. I thought we had resolved this issue last time - you have forgotten to include the service timeframe. The earliest date you can apply to Court under a Form 1B is Day 13 - here I will paste the text from the famous Flow Chart 2 of the Department of Commerce's handbook (its on...

Hi. On an earlier thread I was discussing the eviction process for non-paying tenants in WA, and how by the time you get a court hearing, you are over the statutory-limit of 28 days rent for the tenant's bond. To recap, you can apply to court at around Day 13 of arrears, once your Form 1B...

A response to thatbum's post: 1. Bond is never enough: that is correct, an owner's bond will never be enough to cover rent arrears. The timeframes legally prevent it from being enough. And rent arrears is usually dwarfed by the repairs costs from the tenant's damage and neglect. And...

The statement about if, not when a tenant stops paying, is fact not hyperbole. At any particular time around 8% of resi tenants are in default. It peaks around Christmas, some years getting over 20%. Around 65% of tenants will default on rent at some stage during their tenancy. The $20,000...

If you feel that is hyperbole, you have not dealt with enough tenants...

There is a lot of good discussion on this thread, beneath the hyperbole. From my viewpoint, the RTA is fundamentally flawed and encourages smart capital to leave the sector and invest elsewhere. A couple of examples: 1. Bond is Never Enough: when the tenant stops paying the rent (not if)...

HotRod - the Government is crazy, like a drunkard in a bar with a limitless credit card. They do have property owners by the throat. As for myself, I have spent the last 3 years in 'dialogue' with the Government, with numerous written submissions, calls and personal meetings, to see not a...

WA rental property owners, there is still time to make your voice heard on the proposed regulations, before close of business 17th May. That link again, http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/ConsumerProtection/Content/Resources/WA_state_reviews.html Burbs

PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCATION OF WA INC PO Box 863 MORLEY WA 6943 16th May 2012 The Director, Legislation and Policy Consumer Protection Division, Department of Commerce Locked Bag 14 Cloisters Square Perth 6850 Submission on the Proposed Amendments to Residential Tenancy Regulations...

Thanks Doovalacky for making a submission on the regulations, much appreciated. Burbs

I will not comment on that specific recommendation as I am biased. But to the general question of does a PM have to be local, I would say yes it is a factor but only one of many. If a PM agency is able to successfully manage many properties across a wide geographic area, to me that is a...

I agree with Ausprop - rents are slow to move. Yes they are increasing, however remain at very low yields; and do not immediately reflect changes in costs from impositions like government regulations. The abolition of letting fees a couple of years ago simply took millions of dollars away...

Behold, the link: http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/ConsumerProtection/Content/Resources/WA_state_reviews.html