u/Tiny-Mall298

I successfully got VCAT to make orders for the owners to fix urgent repairs that includes dangerous electrical issues (previous post). I know the property is non-compliant - there are exposed electrical wires in the walls. Their electrician agreed with me. Hence, I was sure the rental just could not have passed the safety check.

The agent said at VCAT (under oath mind you) that all the compliance checks were passed and there are no urgent repairs that need to be done.

Today I received a compliance certificate (I had to get VCAT order for them to release it).

The same electrician just told me that he issued the agent with a NON-compliant certificate and report with the list of urgent repair items.

Surely the agent or owner would not photoshopped an electrical safety certificate to put a tick in that box.

This is just wild. I am going to get to the bottom of this.

Our lease started less than a month ago. I asked for urgent and non-urgent repairs. The property has a lot of issues: missing/broken smoke alarms, faulty locks, blocked drains, exposed electrical wiring, faulty garage door, broken window, doors that don’t open etc etc. and they also pressured me to pay 12 months rent in advance before I pick up the keys for the property.

so property manager has stopped answering my calls and emails. I got contacted by mediation officer and they forwarded my case straight to VCAT for urgent hearing. I already spent my own money on some repairs (they have not paid me back).

I will seek an order for Rent special account (rent will go to VCAT trust account instead of RE or landlord).

I have never dealt with a landlord or a property manager who ignored urgent repairs requests.

Surely this is not going to go well in VCAT. Can anyone explain to me why this is happening and what is their strategy. Has anyone been in this situation?