As the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve in Australia and globally, we would like to update you on announcements from last night, 24 March 2020, and to provide you with information regarding how we are operating aspects of your tenancies.
COVID-19 Impact on Open for Inspections
The Government announced that all Open for Inspections are now banned. We will still be able to host virtual property tours and private inspections for now.
If we need to host private inspections, please be aware that we will liaise directly with you to identify a good time and we will work to minimise risk to you and potential tenants.
Our approach to letting a property will now be:
At the inspection, we will:
COVID-19 Impact on Maintenance
If you have recently requested general repairs or maintenance that remains outstanding, please be aware that we are working to prioritise requests to manage high risk issues first in case of a complete shutdown.
We emailed all our Contractors today to request the following:
Lease Renewals
For all tenancies that are on periodic agreements or have leases ending between now and 31 July 2020, we will be sending out lease renewal information in the coming weeks.
We realise it is an uncertain time and we are working with owners to provide you some certainty of your home arrangements as soon as we can.
Please start to consider now what you intend to do so that we can speed up lease renewals as we work through them.
Rental Payments
As per yesterday’s communication, we are continuing to understand how we will manage tenancies that fall into financial hardship in this difficult time. It is still expected that the Government will provide further information regarding relief for rental payments this week.
While we understand that it is a stressful time for many, we ask that you continue to make your regular payments. For those of you who have lost your income, please contact us early so that we can communicate and work together through these unusual times.
You can also contact the RTA for advice and contact Centrelink for financial assistance options.
RTA Advice
The RTA has a COVID-19 information box on their home page which states as at 12pm on 24 March 2020 the following:
The RTA acknowledges the Prime Minister’s announcement on 20 March 2020 regarding residential tenancies in hardship due to COVID-19. Unfortunately, we do not have any further information at this time. As soon as more information is provided, we will update our website and eNews subscribers. You can subscribe here.
On 22 March, the Prime Minister announced an economic support package for workers, households and businesses. Learn more and see if you’re eligible.
For the latest COVID-19 information, visit Queensland Health’s website or the Australian Government’s website.
Due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, the RTA is currently experiencing longer wait times across our customer and support services. We thank you for your patience.
Working as a Team
In this challenging time, Pure Real Estate is committed to working with our people, owners, tenants and contractors, and the relevant authorities to listen, take advice and importantly, take decisive action to assist in preserving the health and wellbeing of our communities.
Our highest priority is the health and wellbeing of our people, our tenants and our communities.
We will provide further information when we have further direction from the Government. We look forward to working together to support you through this time.
Regards
Russell Peter | Principal