When we moved from a South Island town to a North Island city we rented our old house through a property manager working for one of the big real estate firms. We reviewed the rent every six months and were constantly told that due to low demand the rental market in that town was slow, and the rent increased by such a small amount each year that with increases to mortgage interest, council rates and insurance we were soon losing money. A couple of years later we read an article in the paper about how this town is one of the hardest places in the country to find accommodation and rents are going through the roof. Turns out the house had been let to the daughter of one of the partners of the real estate firm and we were being lied to so she could have cheap rent. We decided to sell the property and travelled south, only to find the place in dire need of work, although all the inspection reports had painted a glowing picture of how well it had been kept. I cant prove it, but Im pretty sure the property manager never actually set foot in the place after the tenant moved in.
Property managers are like leaving the rabbit in charge of the lettuce!
Get a Meth test done asap.
Could be someone wanting a New Zealand address to register a dodgy business. This definately needs to be taken seriously.
If he is concerned he could refer to the police on suspicion that it was used for criminal activities.
It is equally possible that the landlord was receiving someone elses rent, with another landlord out of pocket.
I care very much if she was paying us out of other peoples bond money or from a legitimate tenant who is still paying her when shes not paying us! I care even further considering we had the property vacant for two months to do repairs that Claire assured us would happen and then to find new tenants. This has been a hugely expensive and time consuming process that I wouldnt wish on anyone - and were just the tip of the iceberg. Please dont suggest that weve come out as winners here!
Fake references are easily provided - Id only ever look at references vetted by a reputable property manager. Otherwise its a mates looking after mates game.
That would be fine, except then the inspection reports etc that were provided would have to have been all fake. And why couldnt/wouldnt the property manager have been able to provide a copy of the rental agreement?
I.m guessing it was a fixed term tenancy. Tenants pay until term is over unless someone else moves in and takes over the rent.
Property empty, as far as he knows. And repair work not done.If someone was paying for it where did that money come from? Crime? Was it sublet through the agency as a brothel? Who knows - but if I was the landlord I certainly would want to. Hes not complaining that it was empty, he just wants to know who was paying the rent.
Huh? Hes not complaining he just wants to know where the rent came from. Perfectly reasonable question given hes the landlord.
Hi Mike - that doesnt match my experience. Ive tried at length to get the Tenancy Tribunal to take action here and they claim they have no mandate. They exist solely to mediate disputes between landlords and tenants - not property owners and property managers. Im happy to forward you the email trail.
Im sure you would care very much if turned out that your property was being used in an illegal way, possibly as part of a money laundering operation amongst other possibilities, and it was then frozen as part of a criminal investigation.
Neighbours said no one had moved in, Im sure they would have noticed if it was airBnB
maybe some landlords care about people being ripped off.
The article never said he was complaining.
Totally agreed and ring the employers that they have given as a reference as well.
Im guessing hes still out of pocket. Not cheap to change the locks and he still has to do the remedial work from a previous tenancy.
You wouldnt care if your property was being financed through criminal or unsavory activities? You clearly dont own rental property
When we moved from a South Island town to a North Island city we rented our old house through a property manager working for one of the big real estate firms. We reviewed the rent every six months and were constantly told that due to low demand the rental market in that town was slow, and the rent increased by such a small amount each year that with increases to mortgage interest, council rates and insurance we were soon losing money. A couple of years later we read an article in the paper about how this town is one of the hardest places in the country to find accommodation and rents are going through the roof. Turns out the house had been let to the daughter of one of the partners of the real estate firm and we were being lied to so she could have cheap rent. We decided to sell the property and travelled south, only to find the place in dire need of work, although all the inspection reports had painted a glowing picture of how well it had been kept. I cant prove it, but Im pretty sure the property manager never actually set foot in the place after the tenant moved in.
Property managers are like leaving the rabbit in charge of the lettuce!
Get a Meth test done asap.
Could be someone wanting a New Zealand address to register a dodgy business. This definately needs to be taken seriously.
If he is concerned he could refer to the police on suspicion that it was used for criminal activities.
It is equally possible that the landlord was receiving someone elses rent, with another landlord out of pocket.
I care very much if she was paying us out of other peoples bond money or from a legitimate tenant who is still paying her when shes not paying us! I care even further considering we had the property vacant for two months to do repairs that Claire assured us would happen and then to find new tenants. This has been a hugely expensive and time consuming process that I wouldnt wish on anyone - and were just the tip of the iceberg. Please dont suggest that weve come out as winners here!
Fake references are easily provided - Id only ever look at references vetted by a reputable property manager. Otherwise its a mates looking after mates game.
That would be fine, except then the inspection reports etc that were provided would have to have been all fake. And why couldnt/wouldnt the property manager have been able to provide a copy of the rental agreement?
I.m guessing it was a fixed term tenancy. Tenants pay until term is over unless someone else moves in and takes over the rent.
Property empty, as far as he knows. And repair work not done.If someone was paying for it where did that money come from? Crime? Was it sublet through the agency as a brothel? Who knows - but if I was the landlord I certainly would want to. Hes not complaining that it was empty, he just wants to know who was paying the rent.
Huh? Hes not complaining he just wants to know where the rent came from. Perfectly reasonable question given hes the landlord.
Hi Mike - that doesnt match my experience. Ive tried at length to get the Tenancy Tribunal to take action here and they claim they have no mandate. They exist solely to mediate disputes between landlords and tenants - not property owners and property managers. Im happy to forward you the email trail.
Im sure you would care very much if turned out that your property was being used in an illegal way, possibly as part of a money laundering operation amongst other possibilities, and it was then frozen as part of a criminal investigation.
Neighbours said no one had moved in, Im sure they would have noticed if it was airBnB
maybe some landlords care about people being ripped off.
The article never said he was complaining.
Totally agreed and ring the employers that they have given as a reference as well.
Im guessing hes still out of pocket. Not cheap to change the locks and he still has to do the remedial work from a previous tenancy.
You wouldnt care if your property was being financed through criminal or unsavory activities? You clearly dont own rental property