Rented house and pool and gardens not finished.
Oct 5th 2009, 9:32 pm
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Rented house and pool and gardens not finished.
Hi,
We rented a house with the pool and garden not completed(we were ok with it as long as it was going to be done in the 7 days), we were told by our agent they were meant to be resuming works the friday before we moved in, we have now been in over 10 day and keep getting different dates but no 1 ever turns up.
So where do we stand?
We rented a house with the pool and garden not completed(we were ok with it as long as it was going to be done in the 7 days), we were told by our agent they were meant to be resuming works the friday before we moved in, we have now been in over 10 day and keep getting different dates but no 1 ever turns up.
So where do we stand?
Oct 5th 2009, 9:49 pm
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Re: Rented house and pool and gardens not finished.
Hi,
We rented a house with the pool and garden not completed(we were ok with it as long as it was going to be done in the 7 days), we were told by our agent they were meant to be resuming works the friday before we moved in, we have now been in over 10 day and keep getting different dates but no 1 ever turns up.
So where do we stand?
We rented a house with the pool and garden not completed(we were ok with it as long as it was going to be done in the 7 days), we were told by our agent they were meant to be resuming works the friday before we moved in, we have now been in over 10 day and keep getting different dates but no 1 ever turns up.
So where do we stand?
You can go to the Residential Tenancies Authority (RTA) to find out more about your rights but don't expect much.
I moved into a brand new rental property in Brisbane which had numerous faults. Technically the developer has 3 months to resolve issues in a new build...and finally turned up to do so about 2 days before that time expired. Clearly the owner and/or letting agent couldn't care less because they don't have to live there and can still happily collect the rent. The RTA were no help to me.
Oct 5th 2009, 9:54 pm
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We also have 4 kids and requested that they make the pool safe as its easy access for them, but to no avail.
Oct 5th 2009, 10:05 pm
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To be honest...given the circumstances I think you would have a very strong case to issue a 'Notice to Remedy Breach' if you don't make progress soon. That situation could be quite dangerous.
Oct 5th 2009, 11:36 pm
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That's not a pool! Where's the rest of it? That's a glorified spa.
Oct 6th 2009, 12:29 am
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We also have 4 kids and requested that they make the pool safe as its easy access for them, but to no avail.
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BTW that pool is going to be warm in the summer due to the size. I'd try for a sunshade over it.
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Oct 6th 2009, 2:52 am
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Absolutely - that pool is illegal and the builder and owner can be fined heavily for no temporary fencing. You should contact the council in relation to reporting that.
Alternatively - use it as a bargaining chip with the agent and "mention" that your very worried about the illegal state of the pool and your children. "Ask" them if its the council that deals with that sort of thing or perhaps they will be kind enough to hurry along the builder
The on the spot fine in QLD if the council just pop round is $700 and frankly the enforcement officers could do with something useful to fill the day
Alternatively - use it as a bargaining chip with the agent and "mention" that your very worried about the illegal state of the pool and your children. "Ask" them if its the council that deals with that sort of thing or perhaps they will be kind enough to hurry along the builder
The on the spot fine in QLD if the council just pop round is $700 and frankly the enforcement officers could do with something useful to fill the day
Oct 6th 2009, 6:27 am
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Oct 6th 2009, 6:39 am
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Re: Rented house and pool and gardens not finished.
Absolutely - that pool is illegal and the builder and owner can be fined heavily for no temporary fencing. You should contact the council in relation to reporting that.
Alternatively - use it as a bargaining chip with the agent and "mention" that your very worried about the illegal state of the pool and your children. "Ask" them if its the council that deals with that sort of thing or perhaps they will be kind enough to hurry along the builder
The on the spot fine in QLD if the council just pop round is $700 and frankly the enforcement officers could do with something useful to fill the day
Alternatively - use it as a bargaining chip with the agent and "mention" that your very worried about the illegal state of the pool and your children. "Ask" them if its the council that deals with that sort of thing or perhaps they will be kind enough to hurry along the builder
The on the spot fine in QLD if the council just pop round is $700 and frankly the enforcement officers could do with something useful to fill the day
Oct 6th 2009, 7:45 am
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Errr no. Not leading up to the wet season.
Ours is about 42000 litres with 50% shade cover and it is never cool enough from now on. That pool will be more like a hot tub.
Check the chemical balance regularly as the heat will upset it.
Although, we once had a German exchange who went for a late July swim. "Quite warm" she said it was....
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Ours is about 42000 litres with 50% shade cover and it is never cool enough from now on. That pool will be more like a hot tub.
Check the chemical balance regularly as the heat will upset it.Although, we once had a German exchange who went for a late July swim. "Quite warm" she said it was....
WW
