I have a flat inspection tomorrow

[Bretrick]

Place is clean enough to not need a "Spring Clean"
Do you renters have inspections?

 

[GoodEnuff]

Right now, I own, not rent. However, there have been more than a few times when I did rent and never was there an inspection.

 

[Mr. Ed]

Do you need an air pump ?

 

[Paco Dennis]

How did it go @Bretrick ?

 

[robin416]

If there is no inspection, it's best these days to take move out photos.

 

[hollydolly]

When we lived in Royal Navy Married quarters , there was always an inspection ( Inventory) on moving out... and if they found any dust or dirt anywhere..even under the carpets or a stain on a sheet or pillowcase , we were fined..

 

[Lilac]

Is this inspection because you are moving or is it a regular thing that takes place?

I haven't rented, so I'm not sure of the rules where your at. Here in the states, I don't think it's done until you move out.

 

[Aunt Bea]

We don’t have regular inspections in the apartment complex where I live.

I sort of wish that the city required an annual inspection every year and a report of condition, prior to signing a new lease.

The last inspection we had was triggered by city housing code violations that had been ignored repeatedly.

A man from the city codes enforcement department came through with the apartment manager and two of the maintenance technicians.

He waited while the maintenance techs replaced a defective smoke detector and an automatic door closer. He also chastised the manager for not addressing the paint bubbles on the ceilings and the peeling paint around the radiator pipes, both are lead paint remediation violations, so far nothing has been done to address them.

We had another inspection about five years ago that supposedly was done by the lender that holds the mortgage but I recognized all of the people as members of the senior property management team, not sure what they were up to.

 

[Bretrick]

How did it go @Bretrick ?

As always. "Well maintained and clean, no issues"

 

[Bretrick]

Is this inspection because you are moving or is it a regular thing that takes place?

I haven't rented, so I'm not sure of the rules where your at. Here in the states, I don't think it's done until you move out.

I have an inspection every 4 months.

 

[Jules]

I have an inspection every 4 months.

Is this common in Australia?

I’ve never even heard of yearly inspections in Canada.

 

[KSav]

Glad it went well, @Bretrick. The only inspections I've ever had as a renter, apart from the move-out ones, are related to smoke detectors, plumbing, HVAC units, etc.

 

[hollydolly]

I have an inspection every 4 months.

that's a lot... 3 times a year...

We used to own a riverside ground floor flat that we rented out, and we employed a letting agency and management company and even they only inspected every 6 months

 

[Bretrick]

Is this common in Australia?

I’ve never even heard of yearly inspections in Canada.

Very common these days. Estate Agents charge (profit) from inspections.

 

[Bretrick]

that's a lot... 3 times a year...

We used to own a riverside ground floor flat that we rented out, and we employed a letting ageny and management company and even they only inspected every 6 months

Very common these days. Estate Agents charge (profit) from inspections.

 

[KSav]

Very common these days. Estate Agents charge (profit) from inspections.

So, do you, the renter, have to pay for these inspections?

 

[hollydolly]

So, do you, the renter, have to pay for these inspections?

don't kow about Australia, but we the owners paid for the inspections as part of our fee to the letting agents and manageent company

 

[Bretrick]

So, do you, the renter, have to pay for these inspections?

No, it would come out of the gross rental take.
Which is at least $350,000 a year on 30 units.