the rental market in this area of Sydney sucks! I am sick of it but we are stuck.

They put our rent up about a week after I came hoem with DD by $30 that was after it was put up by $10 only 6 mths before hand.

The owner cried poor about the shockking interest rate risers however failed to decrease the rent when they hit rock bottom.

I have an oven that doesnt work properly. A massive 1m squared hole in the wall that took ONE YEAR to fix, toilet leaking, kitchen taps that need fixing, under the sink needin fixing, guttering that is crap, and a front screen door that he supposedly fixed but you cant lock it from the outside because of the bodgy lock he put on it.

If he puts the rent up again we wont be able to stay. Its just not fair that they can get away with it. We rent privately through them which sucks as I cant go to a real estate if there is a problem and he sometimes comes onto our property without calling to look or measure something to fix which he never ends up fixing.

What do you do though? There is such a shortage in the area of properties to rent.

Sorry for the long post. I feel your pain