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You'd better think of a good story for explaining to the tenant how you got their address. Tell them this story and you've admitted all the elements of the crime of fraud, under Canadian Criminal Code 380(1), maximum penalty 2 years in prison (provided the value is < $5K). :eek: The fact that...

Successful businesses do not say "My customers are demanding product X! Therefore I'm absolutely not going to sell product X, because I'm not going to be pushed around by my customers!" Yes, tenants have already bought, but X can be provided at limited cost, adds value for future customers...

If you'd read what I wrote, and what the Tenant's Union article says, it doesn't say that anything other than a deadbolt isn't secure. It says that it's a grey area and the onus would be on the tenant to argue that security isn't adequate, and that it may be possible to mount an argument that...

Could you please quote your source for this information? :confused: S70(1) of the Victorian Residential Tenancies Act 1997 states that "A landlord must provide locks to secure all external doors and windows of the rented premises." There is no reference to only repairing with equivalent...

That's fair, if that's the case. I just wonder how much of the landlord-tenant issues are caused by having the PM as intermediary. I know of many instances where one party has though the other party was a "nightmare", only to discover that it was a breakdown in communication. This is the biggest...

Some things, like air-conditioning, or a dishwasher, are part of the level of amenity of a property, and the landlord has no obligation to provide amenity above what was in existence at the beginning of the contract. There are, however, some items - security being the most notable one - where...

Like priscilla, I suspect there's a reasonable likelihood that the CTTT will agree that a deadlock is required. Rather than have to pay for a deadlock and a Tribunal visit, I'd choose to just spend the $100 for a deadlock, save the expense of a Tribunal visit, and enjoy having a happier tenant...