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OOps...I thought he was referring to you stating you used to pay for a few extra days so you could clean the unit.

We do. We either charge them for another month or $100. Depends on the tenant. If it is a good tenant, it would be 1/30 of the monthly rate, per day

Chris, I think you will find references will not be of much value. It doesn't predict the future. Use the bond when required, and you can always get new things, when old ones are stolen. Out of our 39 units, we may get 3 phone calls a year asking for a reference. My main concern when...

Perp, Did you return the doorbells?

Chris01, You and I both know it doesn't matter to most people here if their theiving tenants steal from them:)It makes no difference who took it, removalists or otherwise. The plug belonged to the property. You had the chance to have this plug returned, and you grabbed it.I applaud you for...

That's how a lot of tenants feel too. Having a burn on a countertop may not seem like a big deal to a tenant (for example), but to fix it, means replace it ($$$) or rent as is.Then the next tenant will figure, who cares, already one burn mark.... An owner wants their property returned in...

We charge tenants when they do not return all the keys we give them. the keys themselves only cost about $5. Not a big deal, except our locks are all on a master key/lock. When ensure all new tenants they never need to worry about a former tenant having access. We charge tenants who refuse to...

Congratulations !!! You are getting the right attitude. You will be a very successful investor.:)

Perp, As you can tell from most of my posts I have very little use or respect for MOST PMs.I was never insulting, and if it was construed as such, I apologise. If PMs were right all the time, there would never be any LLs complaining about them. I have no idea what you may be "making up"...

I give up :) If LLs want to blindly follow their all knowing PM's around, and waste more money, who am I to complain. Self-managers like us, know the importance of looking after our own interests a bit better.We also learn from our mistakes, and try to minimize them in the future.

Ok...the rent and bond were paid before Nov 1, but they didn't reside in the property until Nov 4. Does that mean you give them a 4 day rebate? NO. Same as the these tenants came back 4 days later and cleaned.What a PM's office does, makes no difference. LL lost the ability to rent it.It...

If a property is rented Nov 1, but the tenant doesn't pick up the keys to move in until Nov 4 (because they were flying in from vacation), does that mean the tenant only starts paying Nov 4? The property was not available to anyone else, and reserve specifically for these tenants. Yes , the...

At one appeal, Rob (AlmostBob) was on the stand.The judge made a statement that wasn't true. Rob was polite, and said excuse me sir, and showed him in the Act, which the judge had there on desk, the actual wording. The judge smiled, and said he learned something new. Another time, we took...

Yes, and we have a court hearing due a week after return next May for a tenant who did $15K damage.They are countersuing..so it will be interesting. This time we are paying a lawyer, but we have a great case.

There you go!! Maybe something useful will come out of all this back and forth bantering. It is good to someone is pro-active.

Tenant has no right to return to the premises. But they did, and that means they have not given up possession! PM's have learned it is easy to spend the LL's money, and not follow the ACT. LL's have decided it is easier to pay then fight it. Not much different than Insurance companies...

Perp, Bad tenants are mostly full of hot air. We "try it on" all the time. When our feral tenants leave the place disgusting, we take most of their bond. They get angry and say they are taking us to court. We tell them go ahead. they cash the Bond cheque, and most of the time we never hear...

I understand that Skater, but the OP is from Qld. Our rules are different in every province too. I'd be interested in seeing where it states it in Victoria too. I'm not trying to be rude here.Really. I just think you need to be more pro-active.

Lil Skater, I was looking at this http://www.rta.qld.gov.au/when_the_tenant_moves_out.cfm but can you show me where in this or any other ACT where it states the tenant must be permitted to return to clean the premises, free of rental charge? Just because a PM allows it, doesn't make it so.