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I did an inspection after the tenants vacated my property before Christmas.
I was surprised to notice holes in the two bedroom walls and scribbling and rips on the wallpaper.
Surprised because none of the PMs over the years of the tenancy had reported any damage to me
and surprised because I always had a very good rapport with the lady, who works locally and has always been very pleasant.
Granted that the wallpaper was several years old, but was of very good quality and done by a professional and very thorough tradesman.
It would have had a lot of life left in it, but I had to spend thousands of dollars on redecorating because I could not have new tenants
living in rundown conditions.
I told the PM that I was disappointed with the state of the property. Also, although the house was tidy, I had to spend a couple of hours
cleaning ingrained dirt and grime on the paintwork. I mentioned that the tenants did not deserve to retain their $300 bond.
I have received an email from the PM. She told me that the tenant told her that I had said that it didn't matter about the damage
as I was going to be redecorating, anyway. The PM asked why I told her one thing and the tenant another. In fact the tenant
misrepresented me. The only reason I was redecorating was to cover up all the damage the family had made, otherwise I would have been
happy for the tenants to move in without any work having to be done.
The PM finished the email with the following:
She has agreed to the large hole being fixed and her paying for it, but I can't see how we can take all her bond if they did not have the chance to
repair the damage.
Am I being precious? She didn't have enough time? She was the one who decided when to vacate, not me.
Is it acceptable for a PM and a tenant to believe that it is ok just to walk out without being concerned about such damage?
If I had been the tenant I would have ensured the house was left in the state I found it and would have made every effort to
repair any damage I had caused.
Any comments would be appreciated. Thankyou.
I was surprised to notice holes in the two bedroom walls and scribbling and rips on the wallpaper.
Surprised because none of the PMs over the years of the tenancy had reported any damage to me
and surprised because I always had a very good rapport with the lady, who works locally and has always been very pleasant.
Granted that the wallpaper was several years old, but was of very good quality and done by a professional and very thorough tradesman.
It would have had a lot of life left in it, but I had to spend thousands of dollars on redecorating because I could not have new tenants
living in rundown conditions.
I told the PM that I was disappointed with the state of the property. Also, although the house was tidy, I had to spend a couple of hours
cleaning ingrained dirt and grime on the paintwork. I mentioned that the tenants did not deserve to retain their $300 bond.
I have received an email from the PM. She told me that the tenant told her that I had said that it didn't matter about the damage
as I was going to be redecorating, anyway. The PM asked why I told her one thing and the tenant another. In fact the tenant
misrepresented me. The only reason I was redecorating was to cover up all the damage the family had made, otherwise I would have been
happy for the tenants to move in without any work having to be done.
The PM finished the email with the following:
She has agreed to the large hole being fixed and her paying for it, but I can't see how we can take all her bond if they did not have the chance to
repair the damage.
Am I being precious? She didn't have enough time? She was the one who decided when to vacate, not me.
Is it acceptable for a PM and a tenant to believe that it is ok just to walk out without being concerned about such damage?
If I had been the tenant I would have ensured the house was left in the state I found it and would have made every effort to
repair any damage I had caused.
Any comments would be appreciated. Thankyou.
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