September 2024
The Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation, and Safety (Consumer Protection) is warning real estate agents, landlords and tenants about the risks of using third party payment platforms for real estate transactions. including rent, instead of the agents’ nominated trust accounts.
Halloween should be fun, not frightful
Halloween is all about spooky costumes, glowing pumpkins, and lollies. Make this year's celebration memorable for all the right reasons by following our Halloween safety tips!
Halloween toys and decorations may look harmless, but beware - small button batteries often lurk inside Halloween products like jack-o-lanterns, flashing wands, cauldrons, torches, and fake candles.
Landlords and property managers can use this flowchart to assist with managing notifications and date counting when notifying a tenant that unless they pay outstanding rent within the next seven days the agreement will be terminated.
During a tenancy, tenants must use this form to ask the landlord for permission to make a minor modification to the rental property. Tenants should provide as much detail as possible, to help the landlord decide.
A minor modification is a change which helps make a rental property feel more like a home. The full list of minor modifications is in this form.
Once the tenant has completed the form, they should keep a copy for their own records and give the form to the landlord.
Tenants must use this form to ask the landlord for permission to keep a pet at the property. Tenants should provide as much detail as possible, to help the landlord decide.
Once the tenant has completed the form, they should keep a copy for their own records and give the form to the landlord.
Once the landlord has received the request form, they have 14 days to respond by.
PLEASE NOTE
This form is used by landlords to request consent from the tenant to make a modification to the rental property.
Further information concerning the different types of modifications and the correct forms to use when requesting to make them is available on the Consumer Protection website at www.demirs.wa.gov.au/renting
PLEASE NOTE
This form is used by tenants to request permission to make a major modification to the rental property. A major modification is any modification that is not considered to be a minor modification, a furniture safety modification or a security modification to prevent family violence.
Important information – tenants do not require landlord (lessor) consent to make a family violence related security modification however do still need to provide the landlord with written notification that a security modification is being made.
The Commissioner can make decisions about a tenant’s request to keep a pet or make a minor change to a rental home.
Commissioner determinations also includes bond disputes.
A ban on the manufacturing, supply, processing and installation of engineered stone benchtops, panels and slabs will commence throughout Australia from 1 July 2024. Traders must not enter into or continue contracts involving their supply after 30 June 2024.
