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The Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (the Act) has altered the way in which landlords can recover water usage charges from tenants.

There are two aspects to this:
1. issues relating to the premises;
2. and the provision of bills to the tenant and how payment is enforced.
Which premises are covered?
Section 39 of the Act provides that a tenant must pay the water usage charges for the residential premises, but only if:

the premises are … Read the full post »

Most tenancy agreements state that the owner of the rental property is obliged to conduct ‘urgent repairs’ as they arise. What constitutes an ‘urgent’ repair and what happens when landlords try to ‘save money’ by refusing to carry it out?

Throughout Australia, landlords as well as tenants are subject to residential tenancy legislation. For example, in NSW landlords have to keep the property in good condition, they are obligated to lodge … Read the full post »