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Hi All
Happy Easter to the Flat chatters! Just a question for you all for a comparison of costs.
We recently had a price hike in our swipes that give us entry to our building and floor in the lift.
We are being charged $200.00 per swipe. A friend of mine in another building is being charged $50.00.
Are we being had? I would be grateful for some comparisons folks.
Now back to the eggs and hot cross buns!
Cheers
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Whoopi – Who made the decision about the fee increase?
Was this fee increase for the swipe card voted on at an AGM?
What was the reason for it: admin cost etc???
This is a tactic often used to discourage owners from having too many swipes floating around – each of them being another chink in your overall security. But surely these charges can only be for replacement swipes. If a new swipe is needed for reasons other than loss or damage by the lot owner then the OC should replace it free of charge.
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To add to JT’s comment the number of swipe cards per Lot should be based on the number of bedrooms, with 2 cards allocated for each bedroom e.g. 3BRM = 6 swipe cards.
For a tenancy the landlord/agent must give each tenant named in the tenancy agreement a free copy of the keys and/or swipe card for the premises.