New Parents and Renting in NSW

Greem85 on 06/11/2019 - 21:26

First time dad here,

Me and my wife are currently renting an apartment in Sydney, and have been wondering if we are obligated to notify our Real Estate agent about the arrival of our child. Do they need to know about it as soon as it happens, so that they have up-to-date records of tenants occupying the premise, or is it enough to allow them to find out during the next inspection?

Assuming that even with our new child we do not exceed maximum number of allowed occupants of the premise as per contract, is there any law in NSW which would allow the real estate to terminate our tenancy due to this event? We are a bit worried about this at the moment, and the topic does not seem to be extensively covered on the internet, as far as Google search engine goes.

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  • chumlee on 06/11/2019 - 21:42
    +10

    As soon as your sperm hits her egg you need to call the agent

    • brendanm on 06/11/2019 - 22:02
      +6

      I find they also enjoy getting copies of the ultrasounds at each checkup.

  • Halo375 on 06/11/2019 - 21:43
    -1

    I think if they terminated your rent because you had a baby you would have a really wonderful lawsuit to win - tv stations love that sort of bad publicity. I would assume you’d be fine, but wouldn’t presume NSW wouldn’t have some crappy law to screw over tenants.

    • salmon123 on 06/11/2019 - 23:11
      +2

      Only if the agent/LL was stupid enough to sight the baby/pregnancy as the reason. Any normal agent would use the "no grounds eviction".

  • mskeggs on 06/11/2019 - 22:01
    +1

    It is not covered by google because it is not a thing.

  • redfox1200 on 06/11/2019 - 22:13
    +4

    you have to bring your child in on day one, and they need to sign the rental agreement

  • horice on 06/11/2019 - 22:19
    +3

    Plus dont forget to supply copies of the babies
    Photo ID ,Bank statement , payslips, current credit report and references

    • Archi on 06/11/2019 - 22:21

      you forgot DNA sample

      • horice on 06/11/2019 - 22:59
        +1

        Dont worry
        the LNP's department of fear will have that in the outsourced database

      • AdosHouse on 06/11/2019 - 23:22

        As the father, he can provide a sample of half the baby's DNA.

  • [Deactivated] on 06/11/2019 - 22:25
    +6

    Congratulations ! 👶

  • OZBMate8911 on 06/11/2019 - 22:38
    +1

    I'm gonna need a MS Paint drawing outlining how all this happened…actually, on second thought, don't.

    Congratulations mate!

  • salmon123 on 06/11/2019 - 23:09
    +2

    is there any law in NSW which would allow the real estate to terminate our tenancy due to this event?

    Yeah - it's called a "no grounds eviction". It's real. Renting in NSW sucks.

    • HighAndDry on 07/11/2019 - 00:16
      +1

      It's not an eviction, it's just - you're at the end of your lease, they have no obligation to keep renting it to you.

      • salmon123 on 07/11/2019 - 08:31

        Yeah - it could go down that way too.

  • Meho2026 on 07/11/2019 - 01:13

    Have a look on your lease, it usually says how many people can occupy the property.

  • whooah1979 on 07/11/2019 - 05:09
    +1

    is there any law in NSW which would allow the real estate to terminate our tenancy due to this event?

    That would be unlawful.
    https://www.antidiscrimination.justice.nsw.gov.au/Pages/adb1…?

  • CyberMurning on 07/11/2019 - 08:28
    -6

    Serious question.

    Why not both work hard and prioritise saving $ first and get a house before get babies?

    • EightImmortals on 07/11/2019 - 08:38
      +1

      Doesn't always work that way. Buying your own house usually takes decades and when people's biological clocks go off then having a child takes precedent over mere materialism. Nature is a powerful force. Plus sometimes you can get a 'surprise' baby. But if everyone took your route through life we would end up like this.

      https://youtu.be/YwZ0ZUy7P3E?t=53

      • whooah1979 on 07/11/2019 - 08:41
        +3

        a 'surprise' baby.

        Kinder surprise.

        • EightImmortals on 07/11/2019 - 08:54

          Well played sir! Have a 'plus' from me.

      • ssquid on 07/11/2019 - 11:03

        Plus sometimes you can get a 'surprise' baby.

        Just rock up to the local inn and squat in their manger.
        Then petition the local MPs to lavish you with welfare benefits.

    • Typical16-bitEnjoyer on 07/11/2019 - 08:56
      +1

      @ChiMot

      Ok Boomer.

      • Archi on 07/11/2019 - 13:51

        nah… has to be youngling

    • elgrande on 07/11/2019 - 10:13

      @ChiMot

      Life is not always that black and white.. if it is for you right now .. it won't be forever.

    • anglais on 07/11/2019 - 11:11

      A mortgage is a much bigger financial burden than just renting. Flexibility to move is a huge upside.

  • EightImmortals on 07/11/2019 - 08:34

    Relax OP, enjoy your new baby and don't let him/her trash the place when they become a toddler and you'll be fine.

  • Typical16-bitEnjoyer on 07/11/2019 - 08:39

    Treat property managers like mushrooms.

    • kolorijo on 07/11/2019 - 08:53
      +3

      Chop them up and put them in soup?

      • Typical16-bitEnjoyer on 07/11/2019 - 08:54
        +4

        Well….not what I had in mind but I won't dispute your recommendation.

  • eqv on 07/11/2019 - 11:34

    Technically can be considered as additional occupants.

    "Having an additional occupant does not require permission, although a tenant must not exceed the maximum number of permitted occupants stated on the lease.”
    Source: Fair Trading NSW

    • Typical16-bitEnjoyer on 07/11/2019 - 13:11

      maximum number of permitted occupants

      1 dogecoin the Lease doesn't specify this. Regardless, they would never ever enforce it. If the RE Agent was stupid enough to go to NCAT over a baby then I'll be there front row and will bring popcorn for everyone.

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