From: Ian Findlay
Hi all,
Hope someone can give me some advice as I'm stuck piggy in the middle.
Our tenant moving out of our unit yesterday due to emergency family reasons
which we are sympathetic to because we have not had any problem with her
i.e. always paid rent on time etc.
Most of the units in the block are managed by a property manager, though we
manage ours ourselves. The property manager is very new so I don't know if
he is good, bad or indifferent
The problem is that the manager has claimed that she damaged a common part
of the block (electronic gate) and demands that I deduct repair costs
(~$400) from her bond. However she swears that it was already broken and she
is not liable.
What do I do?
1. Deduct it from her bond? However is the bond for damage etc to the unit
itself, not common area?
2. Tell the PM that its none of my business and he/body corp needs to chase
the tenant herself.
3. Suggest that the body corp claims it from their insurance if it has any?
4. Pay it myself and not deduct it from bond on the grounds that as owner of
the unit I'm liable.
Ian
Hi all,
Hope someone can give me some advice as I'm stuck piggy in the middle.
Our tenant moving out of our unit yesterday due to emergency family reasons
which we are sympathetic to because we have not had any problem with her
i.e. always paid rent on time etc.
Most of the units in the block are managed by a property manager, though we
manage ours ourselves. The property manager is very new so I don't know if
he is good, bad or indifferent
The problem is that the manager has claimed that she damaged a common part
of the block (electronic gate) and demands that I deduct repair costs
(~$400) from her bond. However she swears that it was already broken and she
is not liable.
What do I do?
1. Deduct it from her bond? However is the bond for damage etc to the unit
itself, not common area?
2. Tell the PM that its none of my business and he/body corp needs to chase
the tenant herself.
3. Suggest that the body corp claims it from their insurance if it has any?
4. Pay it myself and not deduct it from bond on the grounds that as owner of
the unit I'm liable.
Ian
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