Friday, May 23, 2014

Outgoing Inspections - should tenant be allowed?

The law currently REQUIRES the tenant to be allowed to attend the outgoing inspection after vacating.  Landlord's claims for compensation at the tribunal can be rejected if the tenants can show they weren't invited to be present.  However there is growing concern about this, as the following extract from Residential Property News explains:
Following last week’s violent outburst from a tenant who sent his property manager to hospital, many in the industry are calling for tenants to be banned from the final inspection.
Yesterday, Residential Property Manager reported on a Western Australian property manager who was attacked during an outgoing inspection.
Property managers from around the country expressed their sympathy for the property manager and their anger that she was placed in such a risky situation.
Speaking with Residential Property Manager, industry veteran Julie Smart from First National Real Estate Townsville said she fought the legislation when it first came into her state of Queensland.
“I started working in real estate in 1984, so when they brought this legislation in I was very vocal about it because I knew it would put a lot of property managers in risky situations.
“If a tenant is going to get aggressive it’s going to be during the vacate,” she said.
According to Ms Smart, property managers are generally young females who are already at a greater risk of being assaulted.

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