Bond disputes can be resolved by filling out a claim form and sending it to the Bond Board or the Renting Services Branch of Fair Trading in your state. When my friend Skye, who I was talking about earlier, moved into her first place in the Snowy Mountains, she took up a six-month lease on [...]
Circumstances when you won’t get your bond money back include chipping paint off the wall, breaking the oven, putting a hole in the wall during some rowdy party and staining the carpet— you need to keep that red wine under control! Breaking windows in a game of backyard cricket is a no-no, as are not [...]
• Step 2—Make sure that you complete and sign the bond lodgment form, and keep a copy of it as your receipt for now. • Step 3—Make sure that you receive your official receipt from the Bond Board or the Renting Services Branch of Fair Trading in your state.
The bond money goes to the Bond Board or the Renting Services Branch of Fair Trading in your state, where it is held until you move out of the place and want it back.(In NSW it goes to the Department of Fair Trading; in Queensland the Office of Fair Trading; in SA the Office of [...]
When you have lived at home with your parents for eighteen or so years, you tend to view the world through rose-colored glasses. Unfortunately, sooner rather than later, you are going to have to understand the facts of life. No, I’m not talking about the birds and the bees; I’m talking money and the costs [...]