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    Air Con - Is it again a landlord's responsibility?

    I think you misunderstand me. I do not think the OP would get away with it if the tenants do a Form 16 and/or if it does get to QCAT. Some adjudicators at QCAT tend to favour tenants, some landlords. It depends on the arguments on the day. Merely pointing out that just because the lease...
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    Air Con - Is it again a landlord's responsibility?

    Why would this advice startle you? If the air conditioner was not specifically included on the lease, nor specifically excluded - then it really becomes the agent's word against the tenant. If indeed the agent did tell verbally that the air-con was not included, and it was not listed on the...
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    Air Con - Is it again a landlord's responsibility?

    Let me preface this by saying I'm not a tax expert, but from my experience: Why would there be tax issues? You have been paying extra on your loan repayments. Only the interest you pay on the mortgage is tax deductible (not any principal payments) - so the extra money you have been parking...
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    Air Con - Is it again a landlord's responsibility?

    Technically you're probably up for the cost to repair/replace the AC, or allow tenants to break the lease. It sounds like a joint oversight. We have one owner who insists on leaving their broken air conditioner on the wall, rather than removing it. This owner has lost a court case in the...
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