Bonds are paid online via MyBond or in person at Service Tasmania.

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The preferred method of our owners is for you to arrange an automatic transfer with your bank using your tenant reference number.

Alternatively, you can pay with cash at a bank using your tenant reference number.

The Residential Tenancy Act states that your rent is to be paid two-four weeks in advance at all times.

It is your responsibility to insure your own belongings and furniture. It is strongly recommended you take out contents insurance.

Rent can be increased every 12 months at the owner's discretion.

Tenants will be responsible for water usage if the property has a meter that reads water usage. The owner pays for fixed service charges.

Tenants are responsible for gardening including lawn mowing, weeding, and trimming edges during and at the end of the tenancy. When a tenant moves out, they must leave the garden in the same state it was in at the beginning of the tenancy.

Inspections can be carried out after 4 weeks and then every 3 months.

A basic obligation of a tenant is to pay the rent. If the rent is not paid by the agreed date, then the owner/ property manager may seek to end the tenancy.

A notice to terminate based on rent arrears can be served if you are one day late in rent payments. This will give you 14 days to rectify.

For more information, please visit the Tenants' Union of Tasmania website.

Please speak with your property manager as soon as possible. Remember we are here to help you so contact us straight away and don't delay the inevitable.

No. If the owner does not honour their obligations under the lease agreement, the tenant is not legally able to withhold rent.

There are strict guidelines for showing a tenanted property for sale. It can be beneficial to work with the sales agent to agree on suitable times. For more information, please visit the Tasmanian Government website.

A fixed-term lease stays in place when a property is sold. As a tenant, you have the right to remain in the property until the end of your lease. The new owner takes on the same lease rights and obligations as the previous owner.

Contact the police immediately and obtain a police report number. Then contact your property manager during business hours with the report number.

Please remember the owner's insurance will not cover your own personal items.

You cannot make any alterations to the property without contacting your property manager and getting the required permission in writing.

Please contact your property manager to discuss. 

The Residential Tenancies Act 1997 governs relationships that are fair and reasonable between owners and tenants.

Here are some helpful tips for completing your rental application.

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