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Home renovations and bringing a property to life is in our blood.

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Home renovations come in many flavours and styles and we will look at all homes from all areas and look at the options for a better renovation.

  • Dual Occupancy
  • A Full rebuild
  • Custom built homes
  • Subdivided residential developments
  • Ground floor extension
  • 2nd story additions
  • Complex renovations
  • Total Transformations
  • Townhouse builders
Covid -2019

3 Tips to Survive the Coronavirus Crisis for Landlords

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New laws for residential tenancies start on 23 March 2020 in NSW Long gone are the days of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1899 (NSW) when all that the law required of the landlord was follow due process when repossessing a property. The Residential Tenancies Act 1987 (NSW) changed the ‘if you don’t like it, move out’ attitude by landlords, by giving tenants the rights to have standard form leases, to have urgent repairs done, to limit rent increases and fair notice for lease terminations. New changes to the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW) (which replaced the 1987 Act) commenced on 23 March 2020. The new laws continue the trend of giving rights to tenants and imposing obligations on landlords and their managing agents. This is a summary: • Seven fit for habitation standards now apply. The premises must: 1. Be structurally sound (reasonable state of repair, not subject to significant dampness, be waterproof and not liable to collapse) 2. Have adequate natural light or artificial lighting in each room of the premises other than a room that is intended to be used only for the purposes of storage or a garage 3. Have adequate ventilation 4. Be supplied with electricity or gas and have an adequate number of electricity outlet sockets or gas outlet sockets for the supply of lighting and heating to, and use of appliances in, the premises 5. Have adequate plumbing and drainage 6. Be connected to a water supply service or infrastructure that supplies water (including, but not limited to, a water bore or water tank) that is able to supply to the premises hot and cold water for drinking and ablution and cleaning activities 7. Contain bathroom facilities, including toilet and washing facilities, that allow privacy for the user • Landlords must check smoke alarms annually, replace batteries annually, and replace smoke alarms every 10 years. • Landlords must allow tenants to make these minor changes:  securing furniture to a non-tiled wall for safety reasons  fitting a childproof latch, child safety gates and window safety devices  inserting fly screens on windows  installing or replacing curtains and removable blinds and cord guides on windows  installing hand-held shower heads or lever-style taps to assist the elderly or disabled  installing or replacing hooks, nails or screws for hanging paintings, picture frames  installing phone line or internet connection  planting vegetables, flowers, herbs or shrubs (that don’t grow more than 2 metres) in the garden if existing vegetation or plants do not need to be removed  installing a wireless removable outdoor security camera  applying shatter-resistant film to window or glass doors  making modifications that don’t penetrate a surface, or permanently modify a surface, fixture or structure of the property. Note: tenants must remove the modifications at the end of the tenancy, at their cost. • Landlords must accept early termination of fixed term leases. The tenant’s liability is limited to paying a break fee of 4 weeks rent if less than 25% of the agreement has expired; 3 weeks rent if 25% or more but less than 50% of the agreement has expired; 2 weeks rent if 50% or more but less than 75% of the agreement has expired; and 1 week’s rent if 75% or more of the agreement has expired. Cordato Partners Newsletter © Copyright Anthony J Cordato 2020 • Landlords must disclose if the house has been used to manufacture or grow illegal drugs within the past 2 years; if it is a strata apartment and rectification or major works are to be carried out; and if there is a fire safety order or application has been made to remove combustible external cladding. • A new standard form Residential Tenancy Agreement and a new Condition Report. • Rent increases are limited to once every 12 months. The fit for habitation, smoke alarm and minor changes apply to existing and new tenancies. The break fee and disclosure requirements apply only to new tenancies.

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New laws for residential tenancies start on 23 March 2020 in NSW Long gone are the days of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1899 (NSW) when all that the law required of the landlord was follow due process when repossessing a property. The Residential Tenancies Act 1987 (NSW) changed the ‘if you don’t like it, move out’ attitude by landlords, by giving tenants the rights to have standard form leases, to have urgent repairs done, to limit rent increases and fair notice for lease terminations. New changes to the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW) (which replaced the 1987 Act) commenced on 23 March 2020. The new laws continue the trend of giving rights to tenants and imposing obligations on landlords and their managing agents. This is a summary: • Seven fit for habitation standards now apply. The premises must: 1. Be structurally sound (reasonable state of repair, not subject to significant dampness, be waterproof and not liable to collapse) 2. Have adequate natural light or artificial lighting in each room of the premises other than a room that is intended to be used only for the purposes of storage or a garage 3. Have adequate ventilation 4. Be supplied with electricity or gas and have an adequate number of electricity outlet sockets or gas outlet sockets for the supply of lighting and heating to, and use of appliances in, the premises 5. Have adequate plumbing and drainage 6. Be connected to a water supply service or infrastructure that supplies water (including, but not limited to, a water bore or water tank) that is able to supply to the premises hot and cold water for drinking and ablution and cleaning activities 7. Contain bathroom facilities, including toilet and washing facilities, that allow privacy for the user • Landlords must check smoke alarms annually, replace batteries annually, and replace smoke alarms every 10 years. • Landlords must allow tenants to make these minor changes:  securing furniture to a non-tiled wall for safety reasons  fitting a childproof latch, child safety gates and window safety devices  inserting fly screens on windows  installing or replacing curtains and removable blinds and cord guides on windows  installing hand-held shower heads or lever-style taps to assist the elderly or disabled  installing or replacing hooks, nails or screws for hanging paintings, picture frames  installing phone line or internet connection  planting vegetables, flowers, herbs or shrubs (that don’t grow more than 2 metres) in the garden if existing vegetation or plants do not need to be removed  installing a wireless removable outdoor security camera  applying shatter-resistant film to window or glass doors  making modifications that don’t penetrate a surface, or permanently modify a surface, fixture or structure of the property. Note: tenants must remove the modifications at the end of the tenancy, at their cost. • Landlords must accept early termination of fixed term leases. The tenant’s liability is limited to paying a break fee of 4 weeks rent if less than 25% of the agreement has expired; 3 weeks rent if 25% or more but less than 50% of the agreement has expired; 2 weeks rent if 50% or more but less than 75% of the agreement has expired; and 1 week’s rent if 75% or more of the agreement has expired. Cordato Partners Newsletter © Copyright Anthony J Cordato 2020 • Landlords must disclose if the house has been used to manufacture or grow illegal drugs within the past 2 years; if it is a strata apartment and rectification or major works are to be carried out; and if there is a fire safety order or application has been made to remove combustible external cladding. • A new standard form Residential Tenancy Agreement and a new Condition Report. • Rent increases are limited to once every 12 months. The fit for habitation, smoke alarm and minor changes apply to existing and new tenancies. The break fee and disclosure requirements apply only to new tenancies.

New Laws for Residential Tenancies in New South Wales

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Rent Payments

Paying Rent During Covid 2019

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Hoarder Cleans

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Covid -2019

COVID-19 – Our Management of this Issue

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