Quinovic chief operating officer Paul Chapman said he was unable to comment on the specific details of the case but “some property managers would charge a fee when there was a change of tenant on a tenancy agreement”. Some offices charged an hourly rate of $90, not including GST, to perform checks on new tenants. The fee covered things such as credit checks, reference checks, associated paperwork, as well as liaising with the bonds centre, Chapman said.
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A $287 fee to run reference checks on a new tenant has been called a “letting fee in disguise” by one rental advocate.
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Family of mum who’s been bedbound for a YEAR begs strangers to send Christmas cards because she’s so lonely
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Updated: 23 Dec 2020, 8:22
A BEDBOUND mum-of-three who s spent a year in her own personal lockdown, trapped in the same room 24/7, has been inundated with Christmas cards from strangers all over the world.
Jolene Penstone-Smith, 41, who has been living with multiple sclerosis for 20 years, had lost the festive spirit because she was feeling so lonely - but this could be her last ever Christmas.
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Mum Jolene Penstone-Smith, 41, has been living with multiple sclerosis for 20 yearsCredit: Supplied
Her beloved dad Fred, who has dementia, has recently moved into a care home so she can no longer speak to him several times a day, and her normal carers stopped coming in March because of the risk of exposing her to Covid-19.