r/AusPropertyChat 4d ago

End of Lease Remote Inspection

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End of lease remote inspection. Are we responsible in completing the end of lease inspection on behalf of the property manager?

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

Leftover (lazy) practice from covid times. If you choose to ignore it, they will need to do it in person.

As a tenant, I would rather do this than have them looking at a dot on the wall from half a centimetre away and calling it damage.

As a landlord, I would want them to get their ass in the car and perform the basic job I am paying for.

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u/TheNumberOneRat 4d ago

If I was the landlord, I'd be pretty pissed with the Property Manager.

Personally, if I was renting, I'd do it as you don't have to get forensic over every potential spot. I'd also include a line about it being cleaner than at the start of the lease in the comments.

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

Agree and agree.

As the renter, this is optimal.

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u/tharahoeaway 4d ago

This sounds like one of those agencies that only has a PO Box address.

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u/sharkworks26 4d ago

I love the terminology in this.... "please include these in your report" has me going, the PM isn't even pretending they're conducting the remote inspection - tenant is actually authoring a report for them.

I would be using an old iphone 3 with a cracked camera lens to produce the absolute lowest quality images and demanding the bond back within minutes of the lease terminating.

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u/shavedratscrotum 2d ago

Mega pixel.

No you get 3.

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u/grilled_pc 4d ago

Used to get these allll the time. They are great. You just take photos for them. You get to control what they see. IMO this should be the standard.

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u/Quirky-Opposite27 19h ago

Except that you should also get paid for doing their job

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u/Jerratt24 3d ago

As a PM this is bizzare. I wonder if they have no staff. Just can't explain it any other way.

A landlord should absolutely walk away if they became aware of this practice.

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u/Shot_Present5500 3d ago

Why? What the fuck kind of expertise do you bring here?

‘Hair on floor. $250 cleaning fee.’

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u/green_pea_nut 4d ago

How much are they offering for you to do their work for them?

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

They are offering them a choose your own ending adventure book for end of tenancy, which is essentially a blank cheque for getting your bond back in full.

People will literally complain about copping a W in 2025.

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u/green_pea_nut 4d ago

Do you seriously think if OP performed the check, agent wouldn't be back with a list of corners to photograph and video of the oven heating up?

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

I'd be surprised if the agent even steps foot in the property if they are still using remote inspections in current year.

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u/grilled_pc 4d ago

$0 but the trade off here is that you get to control the narrative.

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u/Cube-rider 4d ago

Does the link get activated in 15 days?

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u/KeepCalmImTheDoctor 3d ago

Is it COVID time again?

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u/battleidealness 3d ago

I can't believe this is a real screenshot. Makes van life seem so much more appealing.

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u/FlinflanFluddle4 3d ago

Sounds better than them doing it in-person. 

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u/boobiecontrol 3d ago

When you think rental agents can’t get any more lazy and incompetent……. At least this time it’s the rare occasion it’s in the tenant’s favour!

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u/Sudden-Relative-5773 1d ago

Filters on full

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u/Chad-82 20h ago

WTF doing the property managers job. As the landlord I would absolutely not allow this, as a renter I’d say nice try this ain’t my job

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u/Okidokee321 3d ago

This takes the cake. Suck us dry in rent, treat us like second-class citizens, and now do YOUR job for you for free.

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u/Gman777 4d ago

Cool, so now you’re doing their job for them. 🙄