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Ah, that doesn't sound too bad. My first house was a very run down HIA too and they ticked everything off except the laundry ceiling being too low - it was a lean-to and if you were over about 5'6" you'd crack your head on the back edge. This was 10 years ago though. My house was previously...

I have dubious tenants in my house and there's one or two things they could probably raise with the HIA mob but their rent is very low and they like the house and besides being rather dirty they are looking after it, so I think I'll ok there. How was the HIA inspector to deal with? We are...

I try and get my order off later this year - doesnt affect me now as we are living in the house. We had a lot of electrical issues in ours which are all resolved as of a week ago. The result of the HIA guy's visit is going to completely dictate whether we rent or sell this house. I'm painting it...

Heh. I have current tenants getting a bond from housing sa and they had an advocate from their previous house - the advocate was from some other government organisation, not housing sa, and they helped them with dealings with the tribunal. From what they described of their old house it was...

Housing SA does the HIA orders - they are most certainly a government thing, which explains the red-tapey letter of intent. I think in this case it is the housing improvement act or something, not the housing industry association. Confusing, yes? ETA: as to the PM, you'd think they'd be aware...

Oh, I should mention that from what I've heard, not that many people are even aware that these orders exist. The agent we bought this house from said the tenant who got this order on was a known serial order-putter-onner, doing major damage to the houses they were living in to get the rent...

This house is an extreme example of why there are HIA orders in the first place for substandard accommodation. But it is certainly something to watch out for if you're trying to rent out a house in SA that has a few things even potentially wrong with it, as it gives your tenant a way to go over...

In SA there is recourse - HIA order (I assume that is what this is going to turn into) that caps the rent. My current house has one. Once you have an order on you are not obliged to fix anything wrong with the house, which is odd but just how it is. They are *incredibly* picky. My favourite...