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I got the response from Strata saying they have put the request in to strata committee. I don’t know what has to be decided by the committee and again wrote in the email “communicate through the agent”.
The committee instructs the strata manager (I can only assume that’s what you mean by “Strata”) unless they have delegated powers. The strata manager would then have to instruct the tenants to remove their stuff from the laundry.
Can the ground of non providing space of laundry and no actions by real estate agent for multiple issues be the reason to terminate the lease without any termination fee?
To be on the safe side, you would need to tell the agent that you want to do that and get their approval. If that wasn’t forthcoming, you could take them to Fair Trading and a Tribunal, by which time your lease might be up anyway.
I strongly advise you to contact Fair Trading (13 32 20) and spend a little time on the Tenants Union website which is full of valuable information and advice.
Specifically, have a look at this factsheet which will tell you how to end a fixed-term tenancy early and the grounds on which you can do it.
Rental agents are notoriously lax when it comes to these things, especially when they can pass the buck to the strata committee. But, to be clear, it is the strata committee’s job to maintain the laundry in a usable state, as it’s common property, and the rental agent or landlord’s job to make sure they do if they don’t respond to your requests.
Regarding your earlier question about the tap adaptor, you really should get the strata committee’s permission and, if the laundry is usable without the change (for most people) then you probably should pay for it yourself.