Sue2

Does anyone know if it's possible for us to do month to month or say only extend it for another 4 months only? Or does it have to be the full 6 months

Cheers Sue x

Pootle

Have you been renting already and want to extend? We have done the 12 months and we are now on a month by month basis - I think it depends on your landlord.
Ruth

Sue2

Hi Ruth

Yeah we've done 5 months already, but want to start to look to buy once we get our bond money back late April....our rental ends early March. I've got to call Ray White back so I'll see if he'll go for a month to month

Cheers

Sue x

binbird

Hi Sue

After your initial rental period they generally roll on month by month and you should find that either party can then pull out giving 28 days notice (or something like that!) Read the small print on your contract!

We would happily stay here when our contract runs out end of July but don't know if we could put up with another summer without air con. . .

Binbird

ABCDiamond

It may depend on the Agent. They can tend to prefer a New lease, as they get paid again by the Landlord.

We have been quoted a charge of "half a weeks rent + GST", for each subsequent re-lease, so that's about an extra $230 each 6 months, to be paid by the landlord.

We will ask that that the tenant goes onto a month by month continuing agreement.

Sue2

I know how you feel....although we want a pool we've got one air con unit in the front room, its been great in those hot days.

Will be sorry to leave this house as we're happy here, love the location and have nice neighbours....would ask him if he wanted to sell but I recon it would be well out of our price range...ho hum

Cheers

Sue x

Sue2

Cheers ABC I have a feeling that our agent would rather a new lease...will give it a go.

Cheers

Sue x

Bix

It is up to the landlord whether he wants to accept a roll on monthly term.
If he doesn't they will serve a notice to leave of 28 days. It will be 28 days from the time the notice is served but of course cannot require you to leave before the contract period ends.
If you refuse to accept another contract and they don't serve the notice to leave form the agreement will automatically revert to a rolling 1month.
In all cases the landlord has to serve the notice to leave form which gives you 28 days.
From your side once the original contract is over you only have to serve 14 days notice of vacating. There is an official form for that too.
I think it's form 14 and 15.

You don't have to contact the rental agent to ask him anything. If he does not contact you the 1 month roll on automatically comes into play. The ball is in their court, you just need to sit back and wait.

If your contract expires end of March and you serve the required 14 days notice that you will be leaving you will not have to wait til end of April for the bond money.

After you hand back the keys and the agent does the exit inspection IF there are no disputes you both sign a bond form. You take that form to Auspost with some ID and 20 minutes later return to collect your money.

Hope all above is clear Sue

Sue2

Hiya Bix....thanks for all this, its a great help

Hope alls well your end

Cheers Sue x

Siren & Brian

Not sure on other states but in WA for the landlord to end a lease they must give 60 days notice and 30 days if the property has been sold and is unconditional

Bix

Good point.

Something we tend to forget when responding is that a lot of rules and regulations vary between states.
This is yet another.

We answer for where we live forgetting it could be only valid in out state.

Bix

Tis really ansome me dear thankyou.