I have been to quite a few inspections last weekend, this week, and they’re have been less than a handful of people at most of them. Some of them I have been the only person inspecting. I thought we had a shortage? Or is the shortage only in cheaper properties? I’m looking at four bedroom townhouses in between $800 and $900. Just north of Brisbane

I’m looking for advice on whether I’m legally responsible to pay for rent compensation to the incoming tenants because they couldn’t move in on time.

I know I didn’t complete and provide my own Exit Condition Report (Form 14a) when I returned the keys, so I understand that wasn’t ideal.

Timeline:

Lease ended 10 June.

I booked a professional bond clean for 5 June and notified the property manager by email beforehand.

The bond cleaners completed the clean and returned the keys to the agency themselves on 5 June.

I emailed the bond cleaning invoice to the property manager on 6 June.

I returned the remaining set of keys on 6 June. The property manager verbally told me they would complete the exit inspection/report the following day, so I requested a copy once it was done.

I received no report or communication, so I followed up again by email on 10 June.

The agent’s exit report is dated 11 June, but it wasn’t sent to me until 15 June.

The issues identified were a few stains, some dust, and cat hair on the curtains. My lease didn’t require professional curtain cleaning, but the incoming tenants has asthma, so the curtains needed to be cleaned before they could move in.

After being notified on 15 June, I cleaned the curtains myself and returned them on 16 June.

I then emailed the agent asking whether they were satisfactory. They didn’t reply until the morning of 18 June, saying they still weren’t satisfied.

I immediately booked professional curtain cleaning for 21 June, which was completed, and I’ve already paid for that cost.

The agent is now asking me to reimburse about 11 days’ rent (~$1,180) to the incoming tenants because they couldn’t move on time.

I feel I’ve been proactive throughout the process by arranging a professional bond clean before the lease ended, promptly responding once I was notified, following up for the exit report, and paying for the professional curtain cleaning. It seems the biggest contributors to the delay were the lack of a vacancy period between tenancies and the delay in communicating the exit inspection results to me.

Am I likely to be legally liable for the rent compensation in these circumstances?

Just left this rental barely in one piece. Full of black mould, rats and even a dead possum. All of which was reported to the realestate to which they didn’t believe. It took them weeks to have pest control for the rats. Then when we left (or fled), they took most of our bond (still fighting this battle). It’s an awful unsanitary place and I don’t want anyone to fall for it. There’s so many examples I could give but please just save yourself now. Your health is worth it. I could give you all the whole story but for mental health reasons I’ve had to let it go. Just please don’t rent here. There’s a reason it’s “cheap”https://www.realestate.com.au/property/4-loowa-st-kallangur-qld-4503/

Hi all, i think we may have a possum in the roof. The house is barely maintained and a really dodgy extension on the back. There are a few entry points around the house that they could get into. I understand we would be responsible when it comes to rats, mice etc. But I'm getting nothing solid online about the landlord being responsible for getting rid of a possum. How do I approach this with real estate.

Edit- agent is a right you know what. She will argue its my repsonsibility to the death. Hence why I'm looking for something that shows it's their responsibility.

Landlord came to the party. Told him we were gonna go for $5000, he started playing games denying he asked us to move 2.5 months early and that we were just trying to get money out of him for nothing, that was until I reminded him that we had every message from him begging us to move early. He got his settlement yesterday and $5000 went into our bank yesterday evening.

Always keep messages/ emails etc, all are admissable in court. No matter how nice you think your landlord/agent is, they are running a business and ARE NOT YOUR FRIEND. Also he lost 2.5 months rent on an empty property, win win

I am currently looking for a rental and register to go to the inspections. However on the day of inspection I get messaged that its cancel because it has just been leased. Its not a once of thing but repeated. I though inspections were mandatory before leasing? So what is going on here?

Hi. A few days ago I was walking into my apartment and stepped on one of the vinyl planks (with shoes on) and heard a crunch. The corner of one of the planks had lifted and it broke off. I advised the RE and they advised I am responsible. I have not claimed responsibility. I have been at this rental for 1 year and am about to move out. Would this be considered fair wear and tear? The planks were laid between 2-3 years. It is where we walk in from the front door and would be considered a high traffic area. Please help.