vacating notice
Feb 24th 2009, 11:25 pm
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vacating notice
Hi everyone
We moved to Helensvale 6 months ago found a house to rent for 6 month payed the lot up front, 3 weeks ago the agent phoned and asked if we have received our new tenancy agreement, i said we hadnt as yet, she said she will send another one out. The following week i phoned again and told them we still haven't got it, i was started to get worried because ours runs out on the 3rd March 09. last week out of the blue the agent phoned and said there will be a couple of estate agents coming to view the house because the landlord might be selling, alarm bells started to ring so i started looking around for another house we only had a week. Lucky for us the house came up for rent next door so on monday we went and signed a 12 months lease, and i faxed the vacate notice to the old agent, go a letter this morning telling me i have to give 2 weeks notice to leave, and i have to pay the $400 rent for another week.
Can anyone give me some advice on if this is right.
thank you
ann
We moved to Helensvale 6 months ago found a house to rent for 6 month payed the lot up front, 3 weeks ago the agent phoned and asked if we have received our new tenancy agreement, i said we hadnt as yet, she said she will send another one out. The following week i phoned again and told them we still haven't got it, i was started to get worried because ours runs out on the 3rd March 09. last week out of the blue the agent phoned and said there will be a couple of estate agents coming to view the house because the landlord might be selling, alarm bells started to ring so i started looking around for another house we only had a week. Lucky for us the house came up for rent next door so on monday we went and signed a 12 months lease, and i faxed the vacate notice to the old agent, go a letter this morning telling me i have to give 2 weeks notice to leave, and i have to pay the $400 rent for another week.
Can anyone give me some advice on if this is right.
thank you
ann
Feb 24th 2009, 11:46 pm
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Re: vacating notice
Hi everyone
We moved to Helensvale 6 months ago found a house to rent for 6 month payed the lot up front, 3 weeks ago the agent phoned and asked if we have received our new tenancy agreement, i said we hadnt as yet, she said she will send another one out. The following week i phoned again and told them we still haven't got it, i was started to get worried because ours runs out on the 3rd March 09. last week out of the blue the agent phoned and said there will be a couple of estate agents coming to view the house because the landlord might be selling, alarm bells started to ring so i started looking around for another house we only had a week. Lucky for us the house came up for rent next door so on monday we went and signed a 12 months lease, and i faxed the vacate notice to the old agent, go a letter this morning telling me i have to give 2 weeks notice to leave, and i have to pay the $400 rent for another week.
Can anyone give me some advice on if this is right.
thank you
ann
We moved to Helensvale 6 months ago found a house to rent for 6 month payed the lot up front, 3 weeks ago the agent phoned and asked if we have received our new tenancy agreement, i said we hadnt as yet, she said she will send another one out. The following week i phoned again and told them we still haven't got it, i was started to get worried because ours runs out on the 3rd March 09. last week out of the blue the agent phoned and said there will be a couple of estate agents coming to view the house because the landlord might be selling, alarm bells started to ring so i started looking around for another house we only had a week. Lucky for us the house came up for rent next door so on monday we went and signed a 12 months lease, and i faxed the vacate notice to the old agent, go a letter this morning telling me i have to give 2 weeks notice to leave, and i have to pay the $400 rent for another week.
Can anyone give me some advice on if this is right.
thank you
ann
Feb 25th 2009, 12:08 am
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Re: vacating notice
Hi everyone
We moved to Helensvale 6 months ago found a house to rent for 6 month payed the lot up front, 3 weeks ago the agent phoned and asked if we have received our new tenancy agreement, i said we hadnt as yet, she said she will send another one out. The following week i phoned again and told them we still haven't got it, i was started to get worried because ours runs out on the 3rd March 09. last week out of the blue the agent phoned and said there will be a couple of estate agents coming to view the house because the landlord might be selling, alarm bells started to ring so i started looking around for another house we only had a week. Lucky for us the house came up for rent next door so on monday we went and signed a 12 months lease, and i faxed the vacate notice to the old agent, go a letter this morning telling me i have to give 2 weeks notice to leave, and i have to pay the $400 rent for another week.
Can anyone give me some advice on if this is right.
thank you
ann
We moved to Helensvale 6 months ago found a house to rent for 6 month payed the lot up front, 3 weeks ago the agent phoned and asked if we have received our new tenancy agreement, i said we hadnt as yet, she said she will send another one out. The following week i phoned again and told them we still haven't got it, i was started to get worried because ours runs out on the 3rd March 09. last week out of the blue the agent phoned and said there will be a couple of estate agents coming to view the house because the landlord might be selling, alarm bells started to ring so i started looking around for another house we only had a week. Lucky for us the house came up for rent next door so on monday we went and signed a 12 months lease, and i faxed the vacate notice to the old agent, go a letter this morning telling me i have to give 2 weeks notice to leave, and i have to pay the $400 rent for another week.
Can anyone give me some advice on if this is right.
thank you
ann
The only way you would not be liable is if you were breaking your lease and someone else was going to rent it. of which you would then be liable for the advertising cost and new lease cost on a sliding scale.
Sorry to bring bad news, these agents get it all there way.
Feb 25th 2009, 4:22 am
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Re: vacating notice
Hi
thanks for your replies.
i phoned them up and they said its in the tenancy agreement that we have to give two weeks notice. they said because they offered us a contract on a month to month basis??????????
im pissed of because we didnt get two weeks of them.
they win all round
thanks for your replies.
i phoned them up and they said its in the tenancy agreement that we have to give two weeks notice. they said because they offered us a contract on a month to month basis??????????
im pissed of because we didnt get two weeks of them.
they win all round
Feb 25th 2009, 4:30 am
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Re: vacating notice
im pissed of because we didnt get two weeks of them.
But they havent given you notice.............
But they havent given you notice.............
Feb 25th 2009, 4:36 am
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Re: vacating notice
When did your fixed term end ?
QLD RTA rules:
If the end of the term hasnt been reached, you need to pay till the end of the term.
If you have not confirmed that you will be staying past the last day, and have not paid past the last day, then you should not be liable. That is in my opinion (but I am only a landlord).
QLD does appear to be 14 days, for either party. I thought it was longer for the landlord to give notice, but that must be NSW...
QLD RTA rules:
If the tenant stays on past the end of the fixed term agreement without a new fixed term agreement being signed, the agreement becomes a periodic agreement.
If you have not confirmed that you will be staying past the last day, and have not paid past the last day, then you should not be liable. That is in my opinion (but I am only a landlord).
Before the end of a fixed term agreement, the tenant and the lessor/agent need to decide whether the tenant will: -
- move out;
- stay on under a periodic agreement; or
- stay on under a new fixed term agreement.
Feb 25th 2009, 9:09 pm
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Mar 1st 2009, 10:17 am
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Re: vacating notice
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Mar 1st 2009, 11:35 pm
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Re: vacating notice
When did your fixed term end ?
QLD RTA rules:
If the end of the term hasnt been reached, you need to pay till the end of the term.
If you have not confirmed that you will be staying past the last day, and have not paid past the last day, then you should not be liable. That is in my opinion (but I am only a landlord).
QLD does appear to be 14 days, for either party. I thought it was longer for the landlord to give notice, but that must be NSW...
QLD RTA rules:
If the end of the term hasnt been reached, you need to pay till the end of the term.
If you have not confirmed that you will be staying past the last day, and have not paid past the last day, then you should not be liable. That is in my opinion (but I am only a landlord).
QLD does appear to be 14 days, for either party. I thought it was longer for the landlord to give notice, but that must be NSW...
Mar 2nd 2009, 12:36 am
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Re: vacating notice
Give these people a call they are brilliant & its free service, make an appointment to see them, they were brilliant with us when we were getting bullied by our REA & the landlord, we had to take them to small claim court in Southport to get our Bond back.
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Southport, QLD 4215
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Best of luck.
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(07) 5591 1102
Best of luck.
