So last we handed back the keys to the rental we were occupying while we built. To set the scene the place was very rundown (to put it nicely) the floorboards are buckling in the middle, the kitchen is on a giant lean, there are giant cracks appearing all over the walls and the garage roof is literally falling down and has no door. The landlord had done alot of his own handywork including retiling the wet areas - he didn't do a particularly god job and alot of the tiles have come loose. The backyard is fairly large and had basically been levelled and bright red tambark dumped on top (no weed matting underneath) when we moved in weeds were alredy sprouting through the tambark and we made sure to take photos and list it on the condition report, knowing it would be impossible to keep this large area weed free. We paid our six months rent upfront and obliged any request the landlord made to enter the backyard (as he eventually intends to build another dwelling out back), these requests were often made at short notice and once simply by the landlord knocking on the door.
Now I take great pride in the way I keep my house - I wouldn't let my son live in substandard conditions, and we left that property in a cleaner state than we found it (my husband even patched up some holes that were in the walls when we moved in and painted them, we added and left shelves in the cupboards that had none when we moved in and I had bought a gaurd for the gas heater, which I asked the landlord if he would like us to leave (which he did)
So it has been a week since we returned the keys and I chased up the issue of our bond with the realestate agent today and was told the landlord wants the lawn remowed (we mowed it the beginning of last week), all of the weeds removed from the tambark and wants to deduct money for the loose tile and an apparent scratch on the floorboard (that I am unaware of and given my fastidious nature couldn't be too large) We have never rented before so maybe I am over reacting but this has really given me the sh*#%s.