Once approved on a property, please follow the following:
To secure the property, Executive Style Property requires a deposit equivalent to one week’s rent.
This deposit will be applied toward your first week’s rent upon signing the lease agreement. The remaining balance of the bond and any additional rent owing must be settled prior to the lease being signed.
Payment Requirements for Securing the Property:
To proceed with the lease, tenants are required to pay:
- Two weeks’ rent in advance
- Four weeks’ rent as bond
This totals six weeks’ rent. If a deposit equivalent to one week’s rent has already been paid, it will be deducted from the total amount due.
Bond Information
The bond (four weeks’ rent) is lodged with the Rental Bonds Online a division of NSW Fair Trading. It serves as security in the event that the terms of the Residential Tenancy Agreement are not met. Please note:
- The bond is not paid to the landlord or to Executive Style Property.
- You will receive confirmation from the Rental Bonds Online once your bond has been successfully lodged.
- Upon vacating the property, the bond will be refunded in full provided there are no outstanding rent payments or repair costs.
Lease Agreement and Condition / Inventory Report Signing:
Once the full amount owing of 2 weeks rent, plus 4 weeks bond is paid, only then the Lease Agreement can be signed, this should be done within 7 days of paying the depsoit.
Utilities:
The tenant must ensure they organise electricity, gas, phone and internet or any other utility BEFORE MOVING IN as this is not the responsibility of the Agent/Landlord, some electricity companies can take up to 24 hours to connect electricity.
Advise Building or Strata Manager:
The move in date must be advised to the strata/building manager BEFORE MOVING IN, the strata/building manager can impose penalties if the rules/strata by laws of the building are not followed, examples of rules are: Not moving in early morning or late afternoon, as other building residents are leaving or arriving home from work, or advising the building manager to fit elevator lift curtains to protect the elevator from damage.
Keys:
The landlord is only responsible to supply a set of keys for each tenant on the lease, if additional keys are required, this is at the cost to the tenant.
Repairs / Cleaning:
The property will be cleaned and any nessesary repairs carried out before moving in, however if you noticed anything on inspection that you want attention, please advise the agent.
Pre Inspection and Routine Inspections:
A property condition report and/or Inventory list is used to determine the condition of the property at the commencement of your tenancy, you are required to make comment, sign and return the document to Executive Style Property within 7 days of starting your lease, the document will be filed with your Tenancy Agreement and used as evidence of the property condition at the end of the tenancy.
Routine Inspections are made at regular intervals (max 4 times a year) the primary role of these inspections is to advise the owner of the condition and care of their property and any necessary maintenance. This is an opportunity for a tenant to advise any maintenance required, photos may be taken by the Property Manager during the inspection.
Repairs and Maintenance:
If something in the premises breaks down, leaks or needs fixing you should contact or office first via email, this can be done using the online maintenance request form on our Executive Style Property website, detail what the problem is and when you will be home for a tradesman to attend the property, work requiring trades people firstly need to be approved by the landlord, once approval has been obtained, a work order is forwarded directly to the specific tradesperson, who will then be in direct contact with you to arrange a convenient time to attend the property.
Please note that the landlord is not always obliged to fix every small thing in the property. They only need to keep the premises in a reasonable state of repair considering the age of the property, the amount of rent you are paying and the prospective life of the premises.
The tenant is responsible for doing things like replacing light bulbs, changing the smoke detector batteries, cleaning windows, dusting, removing cobwebs and routine garden maintenance such as watering, mowing and weeding.
Emergency Repairs:
The legislation is specific about what constitutes an emergency repair and it’s important that you know that should the issue NOT be deemed an emergency, you will be responsible for any extra fees charged, an emergency repair is something that is likely to cause injury, undue inconvenience, or which makes the property unsafe or insecure. For e.g. burst water service, blocked or broken toilet, serious roof leak, gas leak or dangerous electrical fault.
What Can I Expect From Executive Style Property?
We make sure each and every query on the phone or online gets personal attention.
Our Property Managers at Executive Style Property understand the importance of a harmonious and mutually beneficial relationship between tenants (you), landlords (the property owner) and agents (us). We focus on making sure any repairs, maintenance or refurbishments are done efficiently and on time for you.