The Property Management team at D F Johnson Real Estate will put your prospective tenants through a rigorous screening process. Prospective tenants are required to fill out an application form, which enables us to check past rental references, personal and work references as well as employment and salary details to make sure that we find you the best available tenants.
At the start of the tenancy, new tenants will be required to pay four weeks rent as bond. This money will be held by the Rental Bond Board.
The bond will provide protection for any damage that can be attributed to the tenant that is not considered to be just normal wear and tear./p>
For the majority of units and older style blocks of flats etc, there is no individual water meter. Thus in this situation, a tenant cannot be charged water usage. However, if the property has an individual water meter and has been updated with the legally prescribed water efficiency devices, then a tenant can be charged the water usage amount.
In order to ensure that our owners do not receive any late penalties, your Property Manager will ensure that the water bill is paid in full by the owner of the property at the time that we receive it. We will then invoice the tenant, the water usage part of the bill, and then reimburse you this amount once we have collect the money from the tenant. Alternatively, if an owner wishes to pay the water bill for themselves, they can then give a copy of the bill to their Property Manager, who will invoice the tenant the usage amount.
The Property Management team at D F Johnson Real Estate works hard to ensure that you can expect the lowest possible vacancy rate for your property. We have employed a full time leasing consultant to ensure that we find you the best possible tenant quickly and efficiently every time.
When considering the appropriate rental amount for your investment property, your Property Manager will consider the following influencing factors –
The average tenancy lease agreement is either 6months or 12months.
It is not necessary to renew a Tenancy Agreement when the fixed term period ends. Thus the agreement continues on a continuation basis. Any lease renewal agreement must be mutually agreed upon between both the tenant and the landlord. A landlord cannot insist that their tenant signs a new lease agreement nor can a tenant demand that their landlord signs another lease agreement either.
If the lease has expired, the tenant will be required to give 21 days notice and the owner will be required to give 90 days notice.
Landlords have the responsibility to equip the property with working smoke alarms prior to the commencement of the tenancy. However once the tenant has moved in, it becomes the responsibility of the tenant to replace any smoke alarm batteries or to report any faults in the smoke alarms.
Like smoke alarms, Landlords have the responsibility to ensure that prior to the commencement of the tenancy; all light globes are working at their property. However, during the tenancy, it is then the responsibility of the tenant to replace any light globes.
Depending on how frequently you wish for your property to be inspected, your Property Manager will conduct a periodical inspection at you property every 6 or 12 months. Your property manager will notify you as to when the inspection will take place and provide you with a detailed and accurate report of the findings.
Unlike many other real estate offices, the Property Managers at D F Johnson understand that owners may wish to come along to these periodical inspections. Thus we make it a point of service to always notify our landlords of when we will be conducting a periodical inspection of their property, so they can attend if they wish.
If you wish to inspect your rental property, the tenant needs to be given 7 days notice. The Owner/Agent are limited to a maximum of 4 inspections in any 12 months period.
As the owner, you have three options
In some rare instances, tenants may ask to terminate their Residential Tenancy Agreement. If a tenant wishes to break the lease agreement and vacate the property before the end of their lease, the tenant must pay a break fee of the following amount -
At D F Johnson Real Estate, we have a large network of trusted trades people who are able to complete any maintenance request we require. Your Property Manager will be responsible for arranging any repairs that need to be done at your property.
Owners have the option of receiving their statements at the end of the month or at both mid month and end of month. These statements can be emailed or posted to you.