Hello forum members
I am a sporadic poster but avid reader of the forums.
I am in a bit of a predicament and am unsure how to read the new rules on eviction moratorium.
I own a house in a Melbourne suburb which we purchased in May19. We had a tenant in place in july19 with a 12 month lease.
We had purchased the property to demolish an rebuild for which we started the planning process in Nov19 with plans drawn out then.
The tenants lease expires on the 4th of July 2020 and we would ideally want the demolition company within a week so we can start the build process. My tenant has not paid me rent and has also requested 70% decrease (he runs a home massage / physio setup and is impacted). Although the non payment of rent will hurt, my concern now is I am unable to evict him at the end of lease and may have to wait until this moratorium is over before I can start my process. This has additional consequences for me. We purchased the property to allow for my older child (4 now) to attend a school which falls within the zone. Any delays may compromise this.
So my question, does the moratorium include or preclude end of tenancy evictions. If it includes, what avenues may I pursue.
I have read through tenancies Victoria publication, fair trading NSW publication and more but the answer is not conclusive. Not covered anywhere at best. Does anyone have a feel for this.
I would really appreciate any feedback.
Did you ask your Real Estate agent? What did they say?