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I have been helping a friend out with locating a tenant for a 3 brm flat in Mt Roskill. This has been advertised on Trademe and a To Let sign for the last week. The response had been good and I had been able to get four applications signed up @ $400 pwk rent.
I offered the best applicant the tenancy on Tuesday morning and met him to sign up and hand over rent-bond on Tuesday evening. All was well although the individual was fairly persistent with wanting the tenancy to start on Friday 6th July rather than this Friday. He finally agreed to sign the tenancy yesterday with rent starting Friday 29th June. I received $1600.00 cash (16 red ones) being three weeks bond and one weeks rent in advance....so I was happy.
However, on turning on my cellphone this morning there is one message from the new tenant. A summary of the message left on my phone is as follows:-
1. He is not comfortable with the start dates of the tenancy
2. He is happy to terminate the contract
3. He is unhappy with the deal
4. He thinks the contract is unfair
Well, this individual looked promising as a tenant - career in banking as an analyst and now as credit controller. His wife works from home as an editor! Because of his background I was especially annoyed that he had signed this contract and 12 hours later wanted to terminate. Of course, he wanted to terminate and receive a $1600.00 refund. I got him to phone Tenancy Services and to his surprise he was told that he would be forfeiting $1200.00 (3weeks notice).
I emailed the tenant a standard notice to vacate form and advised him that the owner and I would prefer that he vacates.
After a number of telephone discussions throughout the day he decided to maintain the tenancy.
We will see how this tenancy progresses, tenant is well spoken with good presentation....came across as reasonably together. Not sure about strength of character now, after todays communications.
The above is a good reminder to always insist on a cash payment at the beginning of a tenancy, this individual would have definately cancelled a cheque this morning.
I offered the best applicant the tenancy on Tuesday morning and met him to sign up and hand over rent-bond on Tuesday evening. All was well although the individual was fairly persistent with wanting the tenancy to start on Friday 6th July rather than this Friday. He finally agreed to sign the tenancy yesterday with rent starting Friday 29th June. I received $1600.00 cash (16 red ones) being three weeks bond and one weeks rent in advance....so I was happy.
However, on turning on my cellphone this morning there is one message from the new tenant. A summary of the message left on my phone is as follows:-
1. He is not comfortable with the start dates of the tenancy
2. He is happy to terminate the contract
3. He is unhappy with the deal
4. He thinks the contract is unfair
Well, this individual looked promising as a tenant - career in banking as an analyst and now as credit controller. His wife works from home as an editor! Because of his background I was especially annoyed that he had signed this contract and 12 hours later wanted to terminate. Of course, he wanted to terminate and receive a $1600.00 refund. I got him to phone Tenancy Services and to his surprise he was told that he would be forfeiting $1200.00 (3weeks notice).
I emailed the tenant a standard notice to vacate form and advised him that the owner and I would prefer that he vacates.
After a number of telephone discussions throughout the day he decided to maintain the tenancy.
We will see how this tenancy progresses, tenant is well spoken with good presentation....came across as reasonably together. Not sure about strength of character now, after todays communications.
The above is a good reminder to always insist on a cash payment at the beginning of a tenancy, this individual would have definately cancelled a cheque this morning.
Tenant signed an application, met me to sign the tenancy agreement and paid $1600.00 cash.
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