How do I get on here?

**kevfromcoro** · 10th July 2009, 20:47

About 6 months ago my missus moved out. and i had to pay her a lot of money. < as it happens>.. i work away a lot so i rented the house out.
Young fella, seamed ok.and his GF. we got on well.. anyway i went to OZ to get a job but it didnt happen.so i came back and moved into the sleepout downstairs. he said it was ok .so that was 2 weeks ago.. now he has moved out. and taking me to court. because i was on the property illegally.he owes me $500 in rent. and the power has been cut off. because he hasnt paid the bill.. the place is in a mess..... and the land agents arent helping a lot.
seems to be all for the tenant..
any advice..................................
KEV

**oldrider** · 10th July 2009, 20:57

Originally Posted by kevfromcoro

About 6 months ago my missus moved out. and i had to pay her a lot of money. < as it happens>.. i work away a lot so i rented the house out.
Young fella, seamed ok.and his GF. we got on well.. anyway i went to OZ to get a job but it didnt happen.so i came back and moved into the sleepout downstairs. he said it was ok .so that was 2 weeks ago.. now he has moved out. and taking me to court. because i was on the property illegally.he owes me $500 in rent. and the power has been cut off. because he hasnt paid the bill.. the place is in a mess..... and the land agents arent helping a lot.
seems to be all for the tenant..
any advice..................................
KEV

Sorry, got no advice but hang in there, things will get better!

Good luck.

**Deano** · 10th July 2009, 21:00

Originally Posted by kevfromcoro

About 6 months ago my missus moved out. and i had to pay her a lot of money. < as it happens>.. i work away a lot so i rented the house out.
Young fella, seamed ok.and his GF. we got on well.. anyway i went to OZ to get a job but it didnt happen.so i came back and moved into the sleepout downstairs. he said it was ok .so that was 2 weeks ago.. now he has moved out. and taking me to court. because i was on the property illegally.he owes me $500 in rent. and the power has been cut off. because he hasnt paid the bill.. the place is in a mess..... and the land agents arent helping a lot.
seems to be all for the tenant..
any advice..................................
KEV

Did your rent agreement give you access to the sleepout ?

Did your tenants agree to have you move into the sleepout ?

If yes to either and you can prove it, you should be sweet.

**YellowDog** · 10th July 2009, 21:01

Doesn't sound good Kev.

You need to get the present position confirmed so that all parties know and understand what the other parties are claiming.

If you cannot reposess now, you can certaily apply to get a resposession order on the grounds that the tenant has vacated withiout paying rent and bills.

Get advice from a contract lawyer however it is usually as first come first serve situation.

Unless there is a bond/deposit to take, I suspect you will have to write off monies owed and put it down to experience.

Good luck.

**Mom** · 10th July 2009, 21:03

More info required. What was the arrangement, who signed the agreement, was there an agreement? Tenancy law is fairly black and white. PM me if you like.

**kevfromcoro** · 10th July 2009, 21:04

Originally Posted by Deano

Did your rent agreement give you access to the sleepout ?

Did your tenants agree to have you move into the sleepout ?

If yes to either and you can prove it, you should be sweet.

nah.. its a verball......
Btw thanks oldrider for coment.

**Deano** · 10th July 2009, 21:10

Originally Posted by kevfromcoro

nah.. its a verball......
Btw thanks oldrider for coment.

Thats sucks. If you got on ok before and they agreed to you moving back it sounds like they are just using an excuse to get out of some bills.

**Argyle** · 10th July 2009, 21:10

Do sound like a real Bastard! A verbal agreement is just as good as a written one!

**junkmanjoe** · 10th July 2009, 21:10

mate, we had a verball agrement with great freinds.
to rent to own a house...everything was going great....couple years later, they sold the house we had nothing to stand on and it ended up costing us $18,000. all down the shiter... we not freinds any more, i made sure we signed the paper next time we brought a house...... young and silly...

**kevfromcoro** · 10th July 2009, 21:17

Tanks for advice. guys......
mom will pm you in the morning.

got a headache.

**Deano** · 10th July 2009, 21:32

Originally Posted by kevfromcoro

got a headache.

Go punch some holes in the walls, then raise that at the tribunal hearing.

I doubt they have thought of it and could relieve some stress.

I can delete this post within a few minutes if you like.

**hayd3n** · 10th July 2009, 22:15

you can still take em to baycorp
know where they moved too?

**klingon** · 10th July 2009, 22:34

Originally Posted by kevfromcoro

..... and the land agents arent helping a lot.
...

Sorry to hear about your troubles, Kev. It's all very stressful and disappointing when this kind of thing happens with people you thought you could trust.

I just wanted to explore the bit I have highlighted above - the land agents. Did you use an agent to find the tenants originally? Or were the agents managing the property while you were in Oz? Either way, they might have some responsibility here and it might be worth persuading them to pull their weight.

Meanwhile, talk to Mom. She's a sensible woman and I'm sure she will have some valuable advice. Chin up.

**Solly** · 10th July 2009, 22:36

Originally Posted by Deano

Go punch some holes in the walls, then raise that at the tribunal hearing.

I doubt they have thought of it and could relieve some stress.

I can delete this post within a few minutes if you like.

Silly idea.....I know what you're saying, but think about it.......they may very well have photos.......if they do, what then????