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My husband and I rented an apartment for 2 years. On the in going condition report it was noted that there was some damage on the wooden floor. This was not rectified before our tenancy. Over the 2 years the damage has got larger. The agent inspected the apartment and photographed the apartment on 4 – 5 occasions and never mentioned the slow creep of the damage.
They now want us to wear the cost of the repair. We believe that as it was a pre-existing condition that it was fair ware and tear during our tenancy.
We have been to mediation and it looks like we are now going to tribunal.
Can you please advise our rights
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Your best bet is to contact NSW Tenants Union via its website and they will advise you on your best tactics moving forward. But I would think as a general principle, it would probably be accepted that anything that hasn’t been repaired when it should have been is going to deteriorate faster, and that is on the landlord, not you.
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I suspect the property manager didn’t raise it with the landlord earlier when it could have been fixed at less cost (or else possibly blamed on the tenant who caused the original damage), and is now trying to take cover behind you.