Rental Bond
A bond of four weeks rent is payable on all tenancy agreements and is due at the time of signing your agreement.
Rental Payments
You can pay your rent the following ways:
Come into the Blue office – CASH OR CHEQUE ONLY as we do not have eftpos facilities available
Transfer you rental payment directly into our bank account
Rent must be payed in advance every month on the 1st. If you are unable to pay by the 1st please contact you property manager asap.
Please note that if you are sharing the property with another person (whose name is on the lease), both tenants are equally liable for paying rent on time. We do not credit the rent to the tenant, but the property, so you will both be in arrears.
Rent is paid calendar monthly. If you should move into a property in the middle of the month, your rent for that month will be calculated at the daily rate from the commencement date of your tenancy agreement until the end of that month. The same applies when vacating the property, rental will be calculated at a daily rate up to and including the last day of the tenancy.
Calendar monthly calculation is as follows:
Weekly Rental divided by 7 = Daily Rate x 365 days divided by 12 months = Calendar Monthly Rental
For example: rental is $170.00 per week
170 / 7 x 365 / 12 = $738.00 per cal. Month
Repairs and Maintenance
All property maintenance requests must be made by filling out the form on our website. If your maintenance request is an emergency during business hours please contact your property manager by phone on 02 6163 8888.
Please note that the changing of tap washers and keeping the downpipes free of debris (this can cause a lot of damage if left) is the tenant’s responsibility.
If you have an emergency maintenance request after hours please see the afterhours contacts list under the renting tab on our website.
Inventory and Condition Report
Read the inventory carefully and note in writing any differences you may have noticed. Please also ensure you have signed each page of the inventory. Please ensure that you return the inventory to this office and you retain a copy for your records. All copies must have your amendments attached to the back prior to handing them in.
It is imperative that you follow these instructions please. The above documents must be returned to this office within seven days (7) to comply with the Office of Rental Bonds requirements. Failure to do so will be seen to be acceptance of our office copy being a true copy and lodged as such.
Utilities
It is your responsibility to have all services at the property connected & disconnected and placed in your name.
ActewAGL
Telstra
TransACT
Breaking Your Lease
If you are vacating the property you will be required to provide twenty-one (21) days written notice to your property manager.
If you break the terms of the tenancy agreement by vacating prior to the expiry date, you are liable for rent & responsible for the property until it is re-let. Other costs to be incurred are as follows:
1. Advertising in advance of $150.00 (No ads will be placed in the Canberra Times by Blue Property Marketing unless paid for in advance)
2. Costs incurred in executing a new tenancy (equivalent to approx. 1 weeks rent plus GST)
3. Cleaning and repairs as required
If you have any other questions please do not hesitate to contact our Property Management team on 02 6163 8888.