Hi guys,
I have a problem I hope you guys can help with - Heres the story...
I have a fully furnished apartment that is now 3 years old.
When the first PM rented the property to the tenants, the furniture was in perfect condition. The first PM was very lousy though so I ended up changing agents.
The tenants have now left after a year and the furniture is now wrecked. They have obviously had a cat in the apartment that has chewed and scratched all the couches and tables. Futhermore, when the new PM did a property inspection, the tenants had a big cat toy in the corner which they said they "were looking after for a friend". The tenants are denying they had a pet which is strictly not allowed by the building.
Now heres the problem - the first PM just took a list of the inventory for the entry report - he did not state if the furniture was in good or bad condition. I have photos of how the apartment looked beforehand but these photos were not signed off by both parties.
The new PM says that I cannot claim for damage because the entry report does not state the condition of the furniture. However, wouldnt it be assumed that furniture is in good condition unless stated otherwise? If the furniture was badly damaged to begin with, wouldnt the tenant have stated that in the entry report for their protection?
Now I am about to start renting the property for holiday rentals. If management find the furniture is not up to scratch they will make me replace the furniture at my loss. Where do I stand?
Please help
I have a problem I hope you guys can help with - Heres the story...
I have a fully furnished apartment that is now 3 years old.
When the first PM rented the property to the tenants, the furniture was in perfect condition. The first PM was very lousy though so I ended up changing agents.
The tenants have now left after a year and the furniture is now wrecked. They have obviously had a cat in the apartment that has chewed and scratched all the couches and tables. Futhermore, when the new PM did a property inspection, the tenants had a big cat toy in the corner which they said they "were looking after for a friend". The tenants are denying they had a pet which is strictly not allowed by the building.
Now heres the problem - the first PM just took a list of the inventory for the entry report - he did not state if the furniture was in good or bad condition. I have photos of how the apartment looked beforehand but these photos were not signed off by both parties.
The new PM says that I cannot claim for damage because the entry report does not state the condition of the furniture. However, wouldnt it be assumed that furniture is in good condition unless stated otherwise? If the furniture was badly damaged to begin with, wouldnt the tenant have stated that in the entry report for their protection?
Now I am about to start renting the property for holiday rentals. If management find the furniture is not up to scratch they will make me replace the furniture at my loss. Where do I stand?
Please help