Can they call the Rental Board hun and find out from them? I cant remember their exact name but they are supposed to be able to give you the right info about this sort of thing. GL!
They'll need either something in writing saying that the owners were asking them to break lease, or they need to contact them now and get it in writing that they officially asked them to leave. Otheriwse it could have just been a fleeting thought by the owners, and its possible they haven't even thought any more about it KWIM? Just one of those "you know what we should do..." kind of moments, but then decided against it.
Well I just printed some stuff up for mum to look at from the tenancy nsw website. What she should've legally done, what they should've legally done etc.
Hopefully she'll work something out from that.
Thanks
If they have someone else to take over the lease then they cannot ask for you to pay that rent, but they can ask for the rent to be covered until the new lease begins.
Having said that, because of the circumstances (ie, being asked to leave) the residental tribunnal has a bit of 'grey' area, which means the outcome could vary (in favour of your parents) if this went to tribunnal.
If the owner wanted your parents to leave before the end of the lease, they should have been given official written notice, otherwise they were under no obligation to go anywhere. Now, because the owner never actually provided anything in writing to the effect that he/she wanted them to vacate the property, it is being interpreted as your parents just wanting to break the lease with no reason. A grey area for sure - but the RE are not necessarily in the wrong for asking for the extra rent.
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