I am currently builing my home so I rent at the moment.
I pay $1300 pcm and my landlord would like to increase the payments to $1350. The exact same properties on either side of me are going for $1250. Given this info, I think I would have an excellent chance of leaving rent as is, or even reducing it had I take the matter to VCAT. This rise also came straight after I requested the broken shower and oven needed to be fixed. Perhaps to cover costs?....sneakily
The issues is, when my lease is up in September I wish to go on a month to month until my house is competed in June 2010.
I am concerned that I will be denied month to month for being a pain in the butt. However, we are textbook perfect tenants ie. decent income, couple, no kids/pets.
I was hoping that the cost of not renewing the lease and finding a new tenant would be pricey anyway, and they would just let us stay regardless.
What do you think?
I pay $1300 pcm and my landlord would like to increase the payments to $1350. The exact same properties on either side of me are going for $1250. Given this info, I think I would have an excellent chance of leaving rent as is, or even reducing it had I take the matter to VCAT. This rise also came straight after I requested the broken shower and oven needed to be fixed. Perhaps to cover costs?....sneakily
The issues is, when my lease is up in September I wish to go on a month to month until my house is competed in June 2010.
I am concerned that I will be denied month to month for being a pain in the butt. However, we are textbook perfect tenants ie. decent income, couple, no kids/pets.
I was hoping that the cost of not renewing the lease and finding a new tenant would be pricey anyway, and they would just let us stay regardless.
What do you think?