From: J Parker
For all of those out there familiar with the rulings here:
What happens when a possible tenant pays the week's rent as a holding deposit to the managing agent then changes their mind three days later? This has just happened to me, and I'm not happy. The tenant agreed to rent it, paid the week's rent ($300) on Mon and withdrew today, citing some crummy excuse. My agent had taken it off the list and told everyone who rang that it was no longer available. Now I am without a tenant and have to start all over with ads etc.
The agent told the tenant that she had lost the deposit but the tenant said something about having a cooling off period and being able to get the money back. Is she right? BTW, this property is in Brisbane. Anyone with any experience or tips here would be most welcomed!
Cheers, Jacque
For all of those out there familiar with the rulings here:
What happens when a possible tenant pays the week's rent as a holding deposit to the managing agent then changes their mind three days later? This has just happened to me, and I'm not happy. The tenant agreed to rent it, paid the week's rent ($300) on Mon and withdrew today, citing some crummy excuse. My agent had taken it off the list and told everyone who rang that it was no longer available. Now I am without a tenant and have to start all over with ads etc.
The agent told the tenant that she had lost the deposit but the tenant said something about having a cooling off period and being able to get the money back. Is she right? BTW, this property is in Brisbane. Anyone with any experience or tips here would be most welcomed!
Cheers, Jacque
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