Hello,
I am in a predicament and unsure of my rights, if any.
I moved into this property on 27th March 2010. I renewed my lease on 27th March 2011. Due to a change in circumstance we have to move. I submitted one months notice on 27th August. However my landlord advised i needed to give 42 days and I accept this.
However, he is not going to return my deposit for breaking the lease. I dont know if its the law.
This house was a complete mess when we arrived. He had to paint the house before we moved in but he was so slow in getting around to it that we offered to fo it ourselves. So we saved him a fortune. The patio doors have been broken and gaping for months and in winter we were losing all our heat but rather than fix them he decided to put in a homebond claim.
Thats all fine. I have been really understanding. We have transformed this house from a dump into a gleaming gem!!!
We've lost our jobs, we cant afford to live here anymore, we've been excellent tenants, and its just bad form for him to keep my deposit €976. I pay my rent in arrears at the months end, so ive a good mind to not pay this months and tell him to keep the deposit instead...but i'm afraid of the consequences.
My lease says the following:
The landlord agrees to pay within 14 days to the tenant when he or she quits the dwelling any deposit that he or she has paid except any portion that the landlord is entitled to retain., to cover:
Any arrears of rent and the cost of recovering such arrears, and any breach by the Tenant of Clause 2.15 and the costs incurred by the landlord in making good any breach.
I cant see what clause 2.15 actually is? But there is a long list of dont do this and dont do that...eg anti social behaviour etc.
Would appreciate any help,
Thanks
I am in a predicament and unsure of my rights, if any.
I moved into this property on 27th March 2010. I renewed my lease on 27th March 2011. Due to a change in circumstance we have to move. I submitted one months notice on 27th August. However my landlord advised i needed to give 42 days and I accept this.
However, he is not going to return my deposit for breaking the lease. I dont know if its the law.
This house was a complete mess when we arrived. He had to paint the house before we moved in but he was so slow in getting around to it that we offered to fo it ourselves. So we saved him a fortune. The patio doors have been broken and gaping for months and in winter we were losing all our heat but rather than fix them he decided to put in a homebond claim.
Thats all fine. I have been really understanding. We have transformed this house from a dump into a gleaming gem!!!
We've lost our jobs, we cant afford to live here anymore, we've been excellent tenants, and its just bad form for him to keep my deposit €976. I pay my rent in arrears at the months end, so ive a good mind to not pay this months and tell him to keep the deposit instead...but i'm afraid of the consequences.
My lease says the following:
The landlord agrees to pay within 14 days to the tenant when he or she quits the dwelling any deposit that he or she has paid except any portion that the landlord is entitled to retain., to cover:
Any arrears of rent and the cost of recovering such arrears, and any breach by the Tenant of Clause 2.15 and the costs incurred by the landlord in making good any breach.
I cant see what clause 2.15 actually is? But there is a long list of dont do this and dont do that...eg anti social behaviour etc.
Would appreciate any help,
Thanks