Hi Guys,
Long time reader first time poster. I realise there is a wealth of knowledge here and this question is particular to Victoria and VCAT.
After 3 months of being stuffed around by our tenants we were still unable to extract a bond out of them. So I issued the 14 day notice to vacate for non payment of bond and followed all of the correct procedures. I backed it up with a VCAT application for possession and the hearing date is 25th Feb.
The tenants finally paid the bond this week and I expect they think this might save them. I want them out regardless as the rent has been late the last 2 months (but not in technical arrears), they wont communicate and basically kept this story going for 3 months that they had paid the bond direct to the bond authority and it had been lost/applied against the wrong property etc etc.
Based on my own investigations via Consumer Affairs and the Bond Authority it was a bunch of lies and just a stalling tactic. They also did not transfer water into there name and I have a bill for that to add to the VCAT applciation as well.
So, given they were in breach when I lodged and have now paid the bond, do you think its black and white that I will win and be able to evict or will some touchy feely VCAT pretend judge take it easy on them?
Cheers
Justin
Long time reader first time poster. I realise there is a wealth of knowledge here and this question is particular to Victoria and VCAT.
After 3 months of being stuffed around by our tenants we were still unable to extract a bond out of them. So I issued the 14 day notice to vacate for non payment of bond and followed all of the correct procedures. I backed it up with a VCAT application for possession and the hearing date is 25th Feb.
The tenants finally paid the bond this week and I expect they think this might save them. I want them out regardless as the rent has been late the last 2 months (but not in technical arrears), they wont communicate and basically kept this story going for 3 months that they had paid the bond direct to the bond authority and it had been lost/applied against the wrong property etc etc.
Based on my own investigations via Consumer Affairs and the Bond Authority it was a bunch of lies and just a stalling tactic. They also did not transfer water into there name and I have a bill for that to add to the VCAT applciation as well.
So, given they were in breach when I lodged and have now paid the bond, do you think its black and white that I will win and be able to evict or will some touchy feely VCAT pretend judge take it easy on them?
Cheers
Justin