Moving in
Paying your rent
Your rent is always payable weekly in advance by Automatic Payment.
When you sign your Tenancy Agreement, we will ask you to complete an AP
form, which we give to your bank to set up your weekly payment.
If, for any reason, you are not able to make your rent payment by the due date, contact our office immediately.
If you get behind in your rent, we will issue a breach notice to you,
and if the breach is not rectified within 10 days, we may have no
alternative but to take action to terminate your tenancy.
Contents Insurance
For your own protection, we strongly recommend you take out individual
contents insurance. Check with the insurer that this includes a
component for tenant liability. Insurance companies will sue you for
any damage caused (fire etc) even though the property owner has house
insurance. Take a look at the Department of Building and Housing suggestions:
What insurance do I need?
Services & Utilities
At the beginning of your tenancy, it’s up to you to have the
electricity, gas and telephone connected and transferred to your name.
When you leave, it is your responsibility to arrange final meter
readings and disconnection of these services as well as a having your
mail re-directed to your new address.
Fast Connect
offers a service that can help make the job a little easier, by arranging all your untility connections in one step.
Visit Fast Connect
Lawn & Garden Maintenance
Unless stated as a special condition in your Tenancy Agreement, all
lawns and gardens are your responsibility. We have some preferred
contractors that we can recommend if you want to employ a helping hand.
Routine Inspections
We inspect all the rental properties under our management every four
months during a tenancy. Tenants are given written notice before a
routine inspection.
At routine inspections, some of the items we check include:
- Lawn and garden maintenance.
- The general appearance and tidiness of the interior and exterior of the property.
- How clean you have kept the oven and grill, bathrooms, toilets,
carpets/floor coverings, light fittings, bench tops and surfaces,
exhaust fans, mirrors, curtains, windows etc.
We ask you to present your home in a clean and tidy condition as we do
photograph the property and send photos and a report to the owner.
This is a great time to let us know of any repairs and maintenance that
might need to be done, and to check your smoke alarm batteries.
