Property settlement is the process of transferring a property from a seller to a buyer, when the conditions for the sale are met.
Unless you are a suitably qualified lawyer, you should use a licensed settlement agent or lawyer.
The date of settlement is set in the contract of sale. The settlement period is usually 30 to 90 days.
Settlement is the date when the buyer:
My consumer rights posters and flash cards can be used for educational purposes, and cover the following topics:
We have developed resources in multiple languages to help people from culturally diverse backgrounds understand their rights.
How to get your rental bond back follows the process to releasing a bond. It is available in:
A rental security bond is a payment made by the tenant(s) at the start of a tenancy. Bonds cover some costs rental providers may have to pay when the renter moves out.
A bond is different from rent. At the start of a tenancy, a landlord can ask for:
During the tenancy, a tenant can be asked to top-up the bond if there is a rent increase.
There are a number of notices designed to help the landlord, property manager and tenant/s manage their rental property.
If you do need to issue a notice, you must follow certain steps. Using notices and counting days pages cover the processes in more detail.
Entering the tenant’s site or relocatable home – park operator’s right of entry
It is a standard term of all long-stay agreements to allow the park operator to enter the tenant’s premises in the circumstances listed in the table below, provided the park operator enters the premises at a reasonable time (between 8am and 6pm on a weekday or 9am to 5pm on a Saturday) and gives the tenant the appropriate amount of notice:
If the premises is rented, park managers can enter the site or relocatable home in the follow circumstances:
Park operators must organise and maintain a park liaison committee (PLC) if the park has 20 or more long-stay sites and the majority of the long-stay tenants in the park vote to form a PLC, under the Residential Parks (Long-stay Tenants) Act 2006 (Parks Act). Penalties apply for not meeting this condition. A PLC is not expected or required to become an incorporated association.
Information to assist licensed land valuers in Western Australia to understand and comply with the legislative framework that applies to them.
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Long-stay agreements will often include provisions allowing for rent to be increased or varied during the term of the agreement.
Different rules apply depending on the type of long-stay agreement and when it was entered into.
The following types of review methods might be included:
