Renting

Derek Zoolander · Oct 25, 2005

Just a quick question on renting.

When you rent, do you pay for water or is that included in your rent?

Lance Uppercut · Oct 25, 2005

Sporty Spice said:
Just a quick question on renting.

When you rent, do you pay for water or is that included in your rent?

Included. As a rule, body corporate's will pay water if you live in a complex; if it's a stand alone then you pay

Scallop Industry Thug · Oct 25, 2005

Sporty Spice said:
Just a quick question on renting.

When you rent, do you pay for water or is that included in your rent?

Im looking aswell and have been told that it's included in the rent

mantis · Oct 25, 2005

You have to pay the excess water, well I always have had to when I have rented, but not the actual water rates.

hawkeye23 · Oct 25, 2005

Funkyzeit mit Matt said:
Im looking aswell and have been told that it's included in the rent

Is definitely included.

bunsen burner · Oct 25, 2005

Depends.

Many property managers will encourage owners to pay for a portion of the water to encourage tennants to water the garden. What tennant is going to water the gardne with water they have to pay for?

I'd be asking that if the owner expects you to keep the plants and lawn alive then they'd better be paying for some water. They should pay for the water, you just the excess.

Higgs Boson · Oct 25, 2005

When I used to rent at the start of this year (a free standing house) I did receive water bills, but only for usage, and they were pretty small. Now that I’m a homo—er, homeowner, my water bills appear to suffer from gigantism. They are large, very large. I now have to pay for sewage and all of that crap*.

*Fairly average pun intended.

Swifty_446 · Oct 25, 2005

This makes me laugh.

We "assumed" that our water was built into our rent.....until 2 years later when the landlord noticed we haven't been paying, so we got a bill for $450 we couldn't do anything about.

Derek Zoolander · Oct 25, 2005

Cheers all.

Derek Zoolander · Oct 25, 2005

Out of curiosity, what about rental for other utilities? Included or not?

Lance Uppercut · Oct 25, 2005

Sporty Spice said:
Out of curiosity, what about rental for other utilities? Included or not?

Definitely included. Have you not rented before?

hawkeye23 · Oct 25, 2005

Sporty Spice said:
Out of curiosity, what about rental for other utilities? Included or not?

You're on your own for phone, gas, electricity etc.

Higgs Boson · Oct 25, 2005

Sporty Spice said:
Out of curiosity, what about rental for other utilities? Included or not?

I've always had to pay for gas, electricity, etc.

Derek Zoolander · Oct 25, 2005

Lance Uppercut said:
Definitely included. Have you not rented before?

hawkeye23 said:
You're on your own for phone, gas, electricity etc.

I thought it was only water but i was just checking.

And Lance - This is my first year of renting, so i'm just checking stuff out. Bigfooty is a wealth of information!

Lance Uppercut · Oct 25, 2005

Sporty Spice said:
I thought it was only water but i was just checking.

And Lance - This is my first year of renting, so i'm just checking stuff out. Bigfooty is a wealth of information!

lol it sure is. Misinformation too!

Enjoy your renting career, just remember: if it's broke, it ain't your responsibility; get that fat landord off his fat arse to fix it :thumbsu:

Higgs Boson · Oct 25, 2005

If I could respectfully offer one piece of advice, it would be this:

Take time with your condition report!

Go over every inch of the house and record EVERYTHING that appears to be faulty/marked/scratched/etc.

This is well worth the investment in time. You will be very thankful you did so when, at the end of the lease, the landlord says you're up for $800 to lay new carpet because of a burn/mark in one corner, and you're sure you didn't do it or that it was there when you moved in.

If you don't record such things on the condition report, you're sunk. It's your best shield against unscrupulous landlords/agents. :thumbsu:

Monkster · Oct 25, 2005

Lance Uppercut said:
lol it sure is. Misinformation too!

Enjoy your renting career, just remember: if it's broke, it ain't your responsibility; get that fat landord off his fat arse to fix it

and good luck with that too

jezza · Oct 26, 2005

Higgs Boson said:
If I could respectfully offer one piece of advice, it would be this:

Take time with your condition report!

Go over every inch of the house and record EVERYTHING that appears to be faulty/marked/scratched/etc.

This is well worth the investment in time. You will be very thankful you did so when, at the end of the lease, the landlord says you're up for $800 to lay new carpet because of a burn/mark in one corner, and you're sure you didn't do it or that it was there when you moved in.

If you don't record such things on the condition report, you're sunk. It's your best shield against unscrupulous landlords/agents.

Agreed, well worth spending a bit of extra time to do it, you will definitely appreciate it when it's time to collect your bond back. We spent ages going through our place noting things down because it was a new place and we were the first to live there so we knew we'd get the blame for anything amiss.

By the way, anyone know how to get oil-based paint out of carpet?

Could require a new thread...

mjr_42 · Oct 26, 2005

It sounds like I'm in the minority, but I have to pay for all water, gas, electricity bills for our place. Our rent is exceedingly cheap, though, and that might have something to do with it.

pav_is_god · Oct 26, 2005

You pay the water excess.

Tormented Tiger · Oct 26, 2005

Lance Uppercut said:
lol it sure is. Misinformation too!

Enjoy your renting career, just remember: if it's broke, it ain't your responsibility; get that fat landord off his fat arse to fix it

A good renter takes responsibilty and care of the property and advises on any problems.

A bad renter waits till its completely gone to crap and then whinges about the muck they've left themselves to live in.

nicky · Oct 27, 2005

i've always had to pay water bills

Leper · Oct 27, 2005

LMFAOOO @ renters b1tching about how they are getting ripped off by their landlords.

Residential rents are currently running at around 3-5% of property value in Melbourne, where a 3br house in a "reasonable" suburb rents for about $250 a week ($35 a day).

This asset may be worth around $300,000, yet you would pay a similar amount to hire a lawnmower, worth around $500, from the local servo. All determined by the market - supply vs. demand.

bunsen burner · Oct 27, 2005

Lance Uppercut said:
lol it sure is. Misinformation too!

Noteably yours

Lance Uppercut · Oct 28, 2005

bunsen burner said:
Noteably yours

I don't pretend to be a community service

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