My investment property is in Gungahlin Canberra and has been managed by R&H Gungahlin for about two and half years. I recently visited the property with one of the PMs for the final inspect as the tenant had moved out. I hadn’t done it for a while so I wanted to have a look at it. However, I didn't really expect any big surprises as having being told by the PM that the property had been looked after well.
Anyway, as soon as I got into the rumpus room, I noticed that the wall had water marks near the skirting board, so I looked around and found that the laminated floor near the skirting board fattened up due to the water leak. After the inspection, we matched up the findings and the PM even didn’t spot the problem until I showed it to her. Anyway, the agency got a person to assess the damage and to provide me a quot around $9,000 covering locking down the wall, finding water leak, sealing it, and replacing the floor today. He mentioned that the water leak had happened for a long time and that’s why the floor seems seriously damaged. As soon I heard that, I started feeling that the PM may have neglected proper inspections whenever tenants move out. The PM argues now that my insurance company needs to pay for it. But I think the agency should pay for it. Any advice on this matter would be very much appreciated.
Anyway, as soon as I got into the rumpus room, I noticed that the wall had water marks near the skirting board, so I looked around and found that the laminated floor near the skirting board fattened up due to the water leak. After the inspection, we matched up the findings and the PM even didn’t spot the problem until I showed it to her. Anyway, the agency got a person to assess the damage and to provide me a quot around $9,000 covering locking down the wall, finding water leak, sealing it, and replacing the floor today. He mentioned that the water leak had happened for a long time and that’s why the floor seems seriously damaged. As soon I heard that, I started feeling that the PM may have neglected proper inspections whenever tenants move out. The PM argues now that my insurance company needs to pay for it. But I think the agency should pay for it. Any advice on this matter would be very much appreciated.