Hi everyone,
I've been a tenant in a large semi-maintained central Auckland villa for 3 years now. Never missed a bill, always on time with rent. Ill-maintained old villa best suited for the young professional type. LL's live overseas, we deal through a PM agency, who are very professional and friendly.
Now, I'm fully aware of the current housing situation in Auckland in regards to both renting and purchasing and that rent increases are most certainly well within the landlords rights, but I am currently facing my 3rd rent increase in 18 months, which is taking this property to over $100pw more than when I first moved in. While I disagreed with the first 2 in writing, this third has sparked me to head towards mediations with the TT.
Without getting into too much detail (who knows who could be reading this) heres my logic in disputing:
- The PM agency are great at fixing minor issues quickly. Any larger issues need to be OKed by the LL before any money is spent, and despite PM best practice recommendations, the LLs will often take massive shortcuts with devalue/destroy the property in order to save a buck. Bottom line - this property is in worse condition than when I first moved in, and through no fault of mine.
- Property itself is (and has never been) in line with the stats for this area. I discovered the property increases have gradually moved the house to match the uppermost quartile of the DBH stats.
I guess what I'm looking for is confirmation that I'm doing the right thing by disputing this and what the likely outcomes would be based on the members of this forum's experiences. From my perspective, the LLs are taking advtantage of the central rent increase while not adding any actual value to the property.
Cheers
I've been a tenant in a large semi-maintained central Auckland villa for 3 years now. Never missed a bill, always on time with rent. Ill-maintained old villa best suited for the young professional type. LL's live overseas, we deal through a PM agency, who are very professional and friendly.
Now, I'm fully aware of the current housing situation in Auckland in regards to both renting and purchasing and that rent increases are most certainly well within the landlords rights, but I am currently facing my 3rd rent increase in 18 months, which is taking this property to over $100pw more than when I first moved in. While I disagreed with the first 2 in writing, this third has sparked me to head towards mediations with the TT.
Without getting into too much detail (who knows who could be reading this) heres my logic in disputing:
- The PM agency are great at fixing minor issues quickly. Any larger issues need to be OKed by the LL before any money is spent, and despite PM best practice recommendations, the LLs will often take massive shortcuts with devalue/destroy the property in order to save a buck. Bottom line - this property is in worse condition than when I first moved in, and through no fault of mine.
- Property itself is (and has never been) in line with the stats for this area. I discovered the property increases have gradually moved the house to match the uppermost quartile of the DBH stats.
I guess what I'm looking for is confirmation that I'm doing the right thing by disputing this and what the likely outcomes would be based on the members of this forum's experiences. From my perspective, the LLs are taking advtantage of the central rent increase while not adding any actual value to the property.
Cheers
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