In todays mail I received a letter from our IP's local council and a penalty notice for interest for late payment of rates.
The situation is:
Vendor didn't pay rates quarterly, paid annually. Annual payment date Feb 15th.
Settlement was Feb 12th. Cheque for full amount provided apart of settlement adjustments.
Settlement went through without any dramas, and cheques were exchanged.
Whilst I appreciate that "we" owned the property on the date that the rates were due, is the onus on "us" to make sure the vendor's solicitor presents them in time?
For the sake of $66 should we just suck it up, or should we call our solicitor and take it further? Looking forward to your comments.
Cheers
Buddybee
The situation is:
Vendor didn't pay rates quarterly, paid annually. Annual payment date Feb 15th.
Settlement was Feb 12th. Cheque for full amount provided apart of settlement adjustments.
Settlement went through without any dramas, and cheques were exchanged.
Whilst I appreciate that "we" owned the property on the date that the rates were due, is the onus on "us" to make sure the vendor's solicitor presents them in time?
For the sake of $66 should we just suck it up, or should we call our solicitor and take it further? Looking forward to your comments.
Cheers
Buddybee