PROPERTY MANAGERS: TIME TO REGULATE
Of particular concern is the removal of the 90-day notice. What will be interesting to watch over the coming months is how this plays out and how the Tenancy Tribunal rules on the first cases it hears. But now the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA) changes are in place it is time for the Government to reform the property management sector. According to the Real Estate Institute there are 184,000 rentals under the care of property managers. Our recent personal experiences with a firm which claims to be very precise about how it manages rentals is anything but. The service has been unprofessional and the conduct of the staff has been appalling at times. There are plenty of good property managers out there but often we hear stories of unprofessional managers. Indeed, here at the magazine…