smurtaza

Hi All,

While we are already renting home in Melbourne,Victoria.

The owner of the property want to sell the property.We moved in about 5 months ago and
still have 12 months more lease.

In order to get the best price for the home owner want some repairs or paint work to be done.

At the moment I cannot afford to do any financial contribution as he obviously want to
save his bucks.

My question at the moment is can the owner ask us/pressurize us to do the repairs ASAP or we can conduct the necessary repairs anytime during our lease (as our financial situation changes/convineance) or at the end of the lease?

Please comment and suggest??

Thanks,

scrubbedexpat001

Smutaza,

Does your lease (with the letting agent) state that you must contribute to repairing his property if you DIDN'T damage it ? It sounds like he wants you to contribute to general painting etc so the house looks good when he comes to sell it. Personally I'd be telling them where to go (albeit politely ) . If you've not caused any damage in any way then they should (in my opinion) not be asking you to contribute.

What has your letting agent said about this or it is a private let ?

Sure they can have the repairs carried out whilst you are renting the property providing they give you enough notice that the work is going to be carried out an it does not impact too much on your enjoyment of the property.

If I were you I'd talk to the agent that you let the property through.

pinkjane8

Totyally agree with filcomm. Surely they cant do this if you have caused no damage!!! THE CHEEK!!!!!!

smurtaza

The property is an old house and there is normal wear/tear with paint etc. For things like Paint etc. can the owner ask to be painted ASAP so that he can get best money while selling?

pinkjane8

Well if it was something that you were going to do anyway ie. when leaving the property or just general decorating then I suppose he could ask you to just tidy things up as what it was like when you moved in.

Are you planning on staying in the house with a new landlord?

smurtaza

Not sure as we still have 12 months more lease on papers?The house is getting sold with tenants inside....

pinkjane8

Right so you can still stay there. I think putting it back to how it was when you moved in is fair enough but no more than that its his house!!

Where abouts in Melbourne are you?

ukecadet

if you haven't damaged anything you don't have to pay a cent.If he wants to improve the house that's fine but it should be done at your convenience and at no cost to you.

pinkjane8

Ithink if theres things that you have done eg. scratched paintwork or wall then I would do that but anything else then no

ukecadet

been sucked in jane.he's a wind up

pinkjane8

Who's a wind up?

Pollyana

I'm curious as to who "we" are in your posts, when your other posts today have said that your wife has already been outside of Australian for several months..........

pinkjane8

fair comment!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Geelong Gent

Picture a group of trolls tapping away next to a coffee table full of mobile phones.

Telstra documents holding up the sofa

Parking attendants having a field day outside

Ebay/Pizza/Wotif/delivery/repo agents knocking on door

Pollyana