I am currently renting a house with a pool. The pool is not compliant with the new rules. If our landlord decides to remove the pool, where do we stand on our lease?
Does this give us grounds for early termination, or a rent decrease? I can't find any relevant information on the interweb….
Pool Removal part-way through tenancy.
rowenaduncan on 09/11/2015 - 12:47
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Try calling this mob:
http://tenantsqld.org.au/Each state has one, unbiased and know the rules & regs
I can't find any relevant information on the interweb
Had a read of your Lease?
What does it say about the responsibilities of the Lessor with regards to modifying the Premises?Negged for telling somebody with a tenancy complaint to read a Lease? Lord. Internet kids these days.
Tell them you are renting and paying for a house with a pool therefore you expect the pool to be fixed.
In what way isn't it compliant?
Most likely the pool was built prior to 2009, and doesn't meet the Pool Safety Laws listed on this website. As compliance is required by 30 November 2015, the Landlord is probably looking for the path of least cost and resistance to ensure he/she doesn't incur a breach and get in trouble with the Department of Housing.
It has a current pool cert, but it doesn't comply. Whoever measured it must've only done the closest part of the fence (hard to explain) because that end only just complies, but the other end does not…
Read the lease and tell us if a pool was part of the agreement.
Then we have a factual base to begin your next step from.
Pool is part of the agreement. It doesn't comply because the boundary fence is too close to the pool fence.
you should contact the Residential Tenancy Authority and get some solid advice from them.
do you want to terminate your lease early?
or do you want a reduction in rent ? (as you rented the house because it has a pool)
If house was advertised as having a pool, then they must keep it functional (ie maintain it), same as with aircon etc
So I'd say if they remove it, there'd be grounds for a rent decrease