Guys,
I recently rented a town house . And this morning served with a Water bill from Rental agency claiming that i owe the water usage charge ($150) from the date i rented the town house in Sydney. I remember from the Advt that there was not water charge to be paid . And i confirmed with my Tenant agreement which also says that there is no water charge to be paid. The contract is for 6 months till March 2014.
So i called up this Agent , who said " normally for a town house with a separate meter they water charges are paid by the tenant". And they admitted its their mistake that its not been put on the tenant contract and normally all the town houses water are paid by tenant. And agreed to Split 50 % for the first contract period (6 months ) and the rest of the year had to paid full by me
What are my options here. Abide with Agent and pay the 50% off for 6 months and pay the rest on full ?. Since the tenant agreement does say the water charge is not paid, can i ignore the letter. I sent a email to the agent , they have not responded via email instead spoke over the phone for 50% off .
I know the Agent has to last say when i vacate the premises . They can/would hold the deposit for house damage which worries me. Whats are my opinions here
I recently rented a town house . And this morning served with a Water bill from Rental agency claiming that i owe the water usage charge ($150) from the date i rented the town house in Sydney. I remember from the Advt that there was not water charge to be paid . And i confirmed with my Tenant agreement which also says that there is no water charge to be paid. The contract is for 6 months till March 2014.
So i called up this Agent , who said " normally for a town house with a separate meter they water charges are paid by the tenant". And they admitted its their mistake that its not been put on the tenant contract and normally all the town houses water are paid by tenant. And agreed to Split 50 % for the first contract period (6 months ) and the rest of the year had to paid full by me
What are my options here. Abide with Agent and pay the 50% off for 6 months and pay the rest on full ?. Since the tenant agreement does say the water charge is not paid, can i ignore the letter. I sent a email to the agent , they have not responded via email instead spoke over the phone for 50% off .
I know the Agent has to last say when i vacate the premises . They can/would hold the deposit for house damage which worries me. Whats are my opinions here