Where do they get off?

Rental Property Managers I mean ...

To cut a long story short, we've been in the house (rental) hunting game seriously for a couple weeks now and boy there have been some real shockers! I'm really starting to lose hope, the only house that was perfect inside and out, we missed out on!

Today we went to view a house a couple roads down from my parents, the ad stated 2 bedroom house with 1 bathroom.

"Excellent Location! Lovely presented 2 bedroom home with single carport. Very tidy throughout. Walking distance to town, schools and transport. Be in quick!!" - it looked immaculate in the pictures.

Met the agent at the place today, before being taken in she said to me 'Be warned, the place is in a dirty state'

Now let me elaborate on what her version of dirty state actually was - The carpets were totally stained all over, big burnt patches here and there, dark staining on the wooden walls, torn curtains and stained drapes, a disgusting chemical/foul smell throughout, kitchen cupboards broken and chipped (in the photos on the listing all this stuff was brand new, totally refurbished looking, I'm guessing the photos were taken of the place before the last tenant took over) ...the bathroom was in a disgusting state and lots of dirty washing and tenants crap strewn all over the floors. I'd go so far as to say that it could have been a 'P' lab previously, would certainly explain the state of the place.

Unfortunately this isn't the first time I've had this happen when viewing a place, but it is by far the worst I've seen!

Where do these rental property managers/agents seriously get off? Anyone else had a similar experience?

You'd think they'd at least have the decency to clean the place up before taking people through it to view, and the false advertising?

I'm going to sleep on it, but I think i'll definitely be phoning them up tomorrow to make a complaint, it's just not on (and as you can probably tell, im still fuming ) Can't believe they seriously think I'd live in a place like that with a child!

Feel free to share your good/bad rental experiences, good feedback would be nice as I'm starting to lose hope quickly

Sounds like P house alright..

Last time we were looking for a rental (about 6 and a half years ago) the places we were shown were shocking. One was lovely but smelt like someone had peed in every single room (numerous times) the smell was overwhelming and that was with all the windows and doors open   That was through an agency, the lady wouldn't stop bugging me either even after I told her exactly what I thought of the places she'd shown us.

The place we ended up in wasn't the best but was really clean, cheap and we had the most amazing landlady, we even got to pick the new kitchen and bathroom when they got put in.

People who trash places like that annoy the $hit outta me, they ruin it for the decent people like ourselves as the agencies seem to think everyone after will be the same.

Our previous flat was pretty much a dump, we had to scrub it top to bottom before we moved in, but made sure it was clean throughout when we moved out, the agent made a big deal how she thought the place needed cleaning still but the actual owner said, "if you had of seen the place when they moved in, I tell you, Im very sad to see them go"

But I wouldn't want to move into a place that might have had dodgy people in it, let alone still dirty, what a joke the agency is!!

They call it artistic licence... you find that out when you buy a place!

We looked at one place that needed to be demolished basically, although it was advertised as needing 'minor repairs' lol. When we went in to look at the bathroom the agent said 'there's a slight sag in the floor' - um the floor had fallen onto the ground below (about 1/2 metre)!

The joys of properties aye. Hope you find somewhere suitable soon.

Once you sign up a tenancy agreement you need to pay your bond and other fees to the property management office who will give you a receipt. They will then lodge the bond to tenancy services on your behalf and you will receive a letter from them to that affect

I could be wrong but I think you can do a Bond Transfer where the bond from your old place is swapped over to the new place and you will have to top up (or get back) if needed.