Is it time to move on? There are a couple of things you need to take care of to finish up your tenancy without any complications. You will need to continue paying the rent up to and including the move out date. Any excess will be returned to you, so make sure you have advised your property manager of your account details.
Firstly, you need to issue your vacating notice. This can be found in Forms. This needs to be filled out, signed and emailed to your property manager. If your rent agreement is periodic, you must give a minimum of two weeks notice in writing.
If you want to move out before your lease is finished, there may be some complications to work through with your property manager – including some potential additional costs for breaking the lease.
Once the correct notice has been provided, you’ll be issued with a vacate date. This informs you of the latest date that you can return the keys to your property manager. You are responsible for the property until you return the keys.
You are required to have all your personal items – including furniture – out of the property, and to have left it in suitable condition for new tenants on this date.
You’re also required to continue paying rent until this date, regardless of whether you choose to remain living at the property until the final day or not.
You’ll have some obligations to fulfil in regards to ensuring the acceptable condition of the property. Some of these will include cleaning, ensuring functionality of appliances, smoke detectors, and more.
Basically, what you brought into the property, including dirt, will have to be removed.
Cleaning before you vacate should be an extensive process, not just a simple tidying up.
This booklet explains in more details. Bond_Back_Booklet
Some of the fundamentals include:
If you’re worried that you’ll forget something, or that you won’t complete the job to a satisfactory level – we’d recommend hiring professionals.
If the property is left in insufficient condition after an attempted clean, professional cleaners are hired – and the cost may be deducted from your bond.
Remember, your rental manager may be required to give a future rental manager a reference on how you were. This might help you get the property of your dreams. You will need to give authority for this to occur.
https://www.rta.qld.gov.au/Renting/Ending-a-tenancy/Tips-for-moving-out
Notify your energy suppliers
Give your energy suppliers plenty of notice that you are leaving, so they can organise final meter readings. To ease the moving process, you should also provide your new address to your suppliers. Getting your bond back You should receive your bond back swiftly if you follow the processes in your state correctly. Your property manager can provide helpful guidance during this time, but there is plenty of information available online – and you can browse below to start getting informed.
Bond Refund
If you met all the conditions of your lease, your rent is up to date and you left your property in the same condition as when you moved in condition, you will get the full amount of your bond back.|
Refunds are made on line and can be just an agreement between your rental manager and yourself. The RTA will refund the bond to your bank account.
Remember, any thing you brought into the property needs to be removed - including dirt!
To help avoid problems:
We hope the transition period between leaving your current property and entering your new home runs smoothly. Your property manager is available and happy to help every step of the way.