tenant

Tenant Rights & Responsibilities: Quiet Peace and Enjoyment

Fitzpatricks - 19/11/2015

What is quiet peace and enjoyment? Residential Tenancy Agreement states that tenants have the right to quiet enjoyment at the premises they are renting. This means, tenants have the right to live in the property without interruption by the landlord or landlords agent, ensuring the reasonable peace, comfort or privacy of the tenants at the property. Having said that, landlords and landlord agents have the right …

Continue reading

Settling Disputes: What happens if there is a disagreement with the tenant?

Fitzpatricks - 05/11/2015

The tenant’s music upstairs is too loud… the dog won’t stop barking… can we catch up on the rent next week?…when is the stove going to be fixed? We are living in a society where client and customer expectations are a priority. People want things fast and now. Following is a small extract from a popular statement – “I am your tenant” “I am sophisticated, …

Continue reading

fixed term and periodic leases

Fitzpatricks - 23/04/2015

There are two types of tenancy agreements which can be entered into. A ‘fixed term’ agreement is where the tenant and landlord are locked into the lease for a set period of time, i.e. 6 or 12 months.  Once this period expires, if the tenant wishes to stay in the property they may enter in to what is known as  a ‘periodic’ agreement, which runs week to week, unless …

Continue reading

optimising the return on your investment

Fitzpatricks - 19/03/2015

Our office understands the importance of rental returns on your investment. For this reason we are constantly monitoring the market rent on your behalf. When tenants vacate or a tenancy agreement is renewed, we will carry out a fair market rent review, investigating: Rental prices of similar properties in the neighbouring area Supply and demand of tenants and properties Council rate increases Interest rate increases CPI …

Continue reading