Late call on rental damage

We came across this interesting titbit on the interweb – a couple had left their rented accommodation  in May and their bond had been refunded (albeit after two months).

Now they are facing a tribunal and demands for damage that the agent claims were missed in the end of lease inspection.

The couple claim that they know other people have been through the property since they left.  Will they have to pay?

Now, they don’t say if the damage was theirs  – and I reckon they’d deny it – but the agent isn’t in a very strong position here and my guess is that it’s a try-on.

It could be that the agent is just covering their backside or it may be a fairly common scam where agents refuse all bond refunds in the hope that the tenant is too confused, busy or far away to challenge it.

Regardless, the condition report is a very powerful document and is the only evidence of the state of the unit when the couple left. So what do they do?

I’d put my “reliable citizen” disguise on, turn up at the tribunal and deny everything.  You’ll find the whole story on reddit.com.

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