A Property Manager s Guide to Getting Your Bond Back.
It’s time to say goodbye to your rental and receive your bond back from the rental property. After all, relationships are formed in good faith, and recovering them is simple if the proper procedures are followed after the final inspection when you move out.
If certain conditions are not met, your landlord may be entitled to any or all of the security deposit and make sure you have your entry condition report.
Do you want to know how to have your bond repaid in full?
After you move out, get a pre vacate inspection from the real estate agent and get to know their expectations. This will ensure you get your bond.
Before requesting for a bond refund, locate the first condition report. When renters sign a rental lease agreement, your property manager provides a condition report as per the order of residential tenancy authority.
This allows renters to compare the current state of the property to the condition at the time of signing. Property managers use the same information to decide whether or not to deduct payments from the bond.
What are your options as a tenant?
With your report, go room by room, including gardens and courtyards. Examine the fixtures and fittings, as well as any locations where there may have been a mess, and
Allow yourself time to clean, or contact your property management to obtain trades and/or services.
Essentially, you, the landlord, and the property management want to restore the property to its former state. If you have any questions, please contact your Perth property management staff.
Be truthful
What constitutes property damage and what constitutes “wear and tear” on a property?. It’s in the fine print, and as a renter, you have rights and obligations to uphold.
Check out Tenancy WA’s bond checklist for additional information about bond claims after 14 days.
Accidental property damage occurs. Therefore, make a note of what characteristics you consider damaging to minimise headaches and troubles.
Honest contact with your property management firm will almost certainly result in a faster bond refund procedure.
Hire expert cleaners
Hiring professional bond cleaners is one of the most certain methods to get your bond returned.
Why?
Most lease agreements demand professional carpet cleaning and pet treatments (if applicable). It also doesn’t hurt to hire a landscaper or window cleaner to get the property back in pristine condition after the bond clean.
Of course, the renter may perform most of the cleaning, and a little elbow grease, a few hours, and top-quality cleaning supplies will freshen up the house and impress your property manager.
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Remember to pay attention to places that are sometimes disregarded, such as stoves, dishwashers, doorframes, and drapes.
Please depart by the due date
Staying over your departure date will result in additional rental fees, which will most likely be deducted from your bond for unpaid rent days.
Return ALL keys, garage remotes, and household goods that were there before to your arrival, as well as all trash and furniture that was yours originally.
So, be clever and depart by the agreed-upon date, taking what was yours and leaving what was initially there.
Recognize the rental bond refund procedure
Just as there is documentation to begin your lease, there is paperwork to cancel it, which includes a form to retrieve your bond money.
This is known as the “Application for Disposal of Security Bond in Western Australia” and should be signed and handed to your property management once it has been established what should or should not be taken from your bond.
After paying the rent for the final month, your landlord or agent will approve and the bond will be paid to your Australian bank account from the RTA.
