I wanted to ask your advise how to get rid of the tenants from the hell.
I rent my house in Melbourne out through a big agent. The tenants are over 70s and retired. Agent told me verbally they have $5000 income per month. Obviously agent told a lie. Unfortunately I don't have evidence in writing to prove that. It seems like the tenants don't have any savings. The pension they got every month is only $2000. The rent of my house is around $1500.
I never get payment in time since the first month. This is my first IP and I didn't expect a nightmare like this.
- It need to be 14 days after payment day to log a case to VCAT. And it takes another more than 15 days for VCAT to organize hearing. Agent told me that VCAT is too busy to organize hearing. Is that true? Is it possible to log a case to VCAT earlier because it take them so long to organize hearing?
- This is a one-year contract and still have 6 months to go.
I was told I cant ask them to vacate as long as they pay rent in 14 days. But The VCAT process is so time consuming.
Agent logged a case to VCAT on Feb. it was withdrawn by Jury. The reason is the tenant owed $800 out of $1500. Later on the tenants paid the rest of $700.
Now it is Mar. They owe me $500 for the rent from Feb to Mar and $1500 for Mar to Apr.
- Do you think I can get compensation from Agent? Obviously they didn't do their job to evaluate the tenant in the first place.
I am keen to know anything I can do to ask the to vacate. Agent doesn't seem to be very helpful.
Thank you very much in advance.
QuickZebra
I rent my house in Melbourne out through a big agent. The tenants are over 70s and retired. Agent told me verbally they have $5000 income per month. Obviously agent told a lie. Unfortunately I don't have evidence in writing to prove that. It seems like the tenants don't have any savings. The pension they got every month is only $2000. The rent of my house is around $1500.
I never get payment in time since the first month. This is my first IP and I didn't expect a nightmare like this.
- It need to be 14 days after payment day to log a case to VCAT. And it takes another more than 15 days for VCAT to organize hearing. Agent told me that VCAT is too busy to organize hearing. Is that true? Is it possible to log a case to VCAT earlier because it take them so long to organize hearing?
- This is a one-year contract and still have 6 months to go.
I was told I cant ask them to vacate as long as they pay rent in 14 days. But The VCAT process is so time consuming.
Agent logged a case to VCAT on Feb. it was withdrawn by Jury. The reason is the tenant owed $800 out of $1500. Later on the tenants paid the rest of $700.
Now it is Mar. They owe me $500 for the rent from Feb to Mar and $1500 for Mar to Apr.
- Do you think I can get compensation from Agent? Obviously they didn't do their job to evaluate the tenant in the first place.
I am keen to know anything I can do to ask the to vacate. Agent doesn't seem to be very helpful.
Thank you very much in advance.
QuickZebra