From: Adam Randall
Hello
My Girlfriends parents recently moved out of a rental property after 2 years there. They left the place cleaner than when they moved in, to give you an example of how tidy they are, they put spare carpet over the top of the landlords carpet so that it would reduce wearing (wish my tenants were that good).
Anyway the Landlord has decided to keep the entire bond. The reasons are as follows.
10 hours washing walls (who washes walls every 2 years, +ongoing inspection says they were dirty and marked to start with).
10 hours for him and his brother in law to prune fruit trees (thought this was the landlords responsibility , its not mentioned in the lease)
claimed 7 hours for washing cement driveway, and several other silly claims. I have advised them to go to the tenancy tribunal.
My questions are am I allowed to represent them at the tribunal (they do not know there rights and I'm worried they will get walked over by this landlord).
Has anyone been to the tribunal before (my property managers have always gone fore me), and is there any advise that can be given. If it was just the money I would not be bothered, however I really dislike seeing honest people being treated like this, I would kill to have tenants like these in my properties, and am disgusted that a Landlord could act in such a money grabbing fashion. On reflection maybe there is a good reason why tribunals seem to favour tenants.
Regards Adam
Hello
My Girlfriends parents recently moved out of a rental property after 2 years there. They left the place cleaner than when they moved in, to give you an example of how tidy they are, they put spare carpet over the top of the landlords carpet so that it would reduce wearing (wish my tenants were that good).
Anyway the Landlord has decided to keep the entire bond. The reasons are as follows.
10 hours washing walls (who washes walls every 2 years, +ongoing inspection says they were dirty and marked to start with).
10 hours for him and his brother in law to prune fruit trees (thought this was the landlords responsibility , its not mentioned in the lease)
claimed 7 hours for washing cement driveway, and several other silly claims. I have advised them to go to the tenancy tribunal.
My questions are am I allowed to represent them at the tribunal (they do not know there rights and I'm worried they will get walked over by this landlord).
Has anyone been to the tribunal before (my property managers have always gone fore me), and is there any advise that can be given. If it was just the money I would not be bothered, however I really dislike seeing honest people being treated like this, I would kill to have tenants like these in my properties, and am disgusted that a Landlord could act in such a money grabbing fashion. On reflection maybe there is a good reason why tribunals seem to favour tenants.
Regards Adam
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