A national real estate office has successfully sued its former property manager for misuse of confidential information a...
Can agents mark-up “expenses” to landlords & get full commission % on Wotif bookings?
Unit owners at the Rocks Resort at Currumbin Beach signed PAMDA forms 20a that duly authorised the managing agents to ch...
Fast justice: Landlord gets “unfair” replacement $$ for only “minor damage”
A Hervey Bay tenant who caused what she claims – and what Supreme Court Justice Tim Carmody agreed – was only “min...
Notice to Leave not retaliatory when given prior to end of fixed term
When his six month tenancy expired in March 2014 the tenant declined the offer of a further half year, preferring –...
Landlord bumped on pre-sale house cleanup bond ask
A North Lakes landlord has been rebuffed in a bond recovery claim for the cost of “fair wear and tear” repai...
Landlord refused replacement tenant: no ‘break-lease’ fee payable
A tenant has overturned a court ruling requiring she pay a further $1,300 after forfeiture of a bond, because her landlo...
Tenant claims agent demanded sex to stay in rental
A long term tenant in a North Queensland hotel has appealed to the State’s highest court against an agent’s notice to le...
Tenant in hardship fight on Ray White management style
A tenant has claimed mental health issues as a result of the change in property manager of his McDowall rental from Equi...
Agent makes up false invoices to pursue bond claim against tenant
An estate agent who produced bogus invoices to justify claims against a tenant she alleged had damaged rental properties...