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Nobody wants to be a whinger, especially when they have just moved into a supposedly renovated property, but Flatchatter Gumball has plenty to complain about.
“Nearly all the windows have been painted shut but some have been painted open and won’t close; the garage door into the house won’t lock or even close correctly and the oven hasn’t been attached to the kitchen unit and isn’t working properly,” writes Gumball.
“We feel we are paying too much – $600 per week – for the state the house is currently in. Should we request a rent reduction until all of this is fixed? If so, how much do we ask to reduce it by?”
Landlords have a legal obligation to provide accommodation that is habitable and secure so yes, Gumball should ask for a rent reduction. In fact he should do it right now as any reduction awarded by Fair Trading – if he goes there – will be backdated to when he first asked for it.
Only he can decide how much to claim but my opening bid would be half. The original email, listing a whole raft of reno wrongs, is HERE . And you can follow THIS LINK to the Fair Trading complaint form and or go to the Tenants Union for their excellent FACTSHEETS.
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