/rent/ - Rent

I would notify her as soon as possible OP. It's generally recommended to notify your landlord of any damages in the apartment as soon as you know it's there. If you are really concerned about damaging your relations with your landlord wait, at the very most, a day before you tell her. She might claim that you broke them if it takes a while for you to notify her and she might try to sue you or make you pay the repair damages. It sounds to me like she should be the one to pay for repairs judging from your government's tenants rights webpage. Make sure you tell her in writing too and have a copy of what you wrote just in case. Here is your government's page on your rights as a tenant in regards to maintenance and repair.
http://www.tenants.org.au/factsheet-06-repairs-and-maintenance

Look through all of your tenants rights to make sure you don't get screwed over.

Be calm and polite when you approach her about it, even if she's a bitch (especially if she's a bitch).

>>17
Yeah, I know. The difficulty is if she refuses or doesn't do it.

>>13
Does text count as written notice?

>>21
I honestly don't know. I based this on what I am familiar with in regards to American tenant law and what I read of the fact sheet to keep a record, so as long as your phone is a good place to store these conversations I think it will be okay, but again I don't know for sure.

Update time!

Spoke to landlord about the stuff.

Turns out the couch I wanna be rid of is 15 years old, but she still wants to keep it. She's gonna have someone come in to try to oil it up, as it doesn't transform into a bed anymore and I want to replace it with a bed. I dunno if I could fit a bed and the couch in together.

Her biggest concern with the TV seemed to be the act of getting rid of it, with a side-helping of 'what if the next person wants it'. (lol, no. It's ancient. Unless you want to play a PS2 on it, good luck.) I offered to do the act of getting rid of it. She wants to sleep on it.

>>32
Oh, and she agreed to have an electrician friend come in to look at the plugs. I'm not sure when that'll happen, though.

While she was here, picking up some stuff she left behind, a 'friend' of hers came around. She spoke to her outside, but the door has a window so I heard it. Apparently the 'friend' is a real-estate manager/appraiser coming to appraise the house, and she wasn't to make me aware because I previously voiced concerns about her selling the place. I'm getting the impression she more fits the 'shark' stereotype.

Fortunately I have a fixed-term, so I won't be booted. Downside is that I may deal with open homes and the like, meaning I'll be dealing with all the troubles outlined here: http://www.dbh.govt.nz/tenancy-sale-of-premises-info

Of course, I could always stick up various obscene posters around the place. That'd probably deter.

Hey fellow nz bro.
Did you not get a piece with your contract similar to this? I got mine through a property management place so it might be different. It's her responsibility to keep it in a reasonable state of repair and I'm pretty sure the wall sockets would count. Your place doesn't sound too great, where are you living and what are you paying?

>>32
>>13
Whoops. Did notice you were from New Zealand. I didn't know what it's flag looked like so I thought it was Australian and gave you the Australian tenants rights. My bad.

>>36
The only difference is an extra star, it's near impossible to tell from the tiny flags.

>>34
Yeh, she'll probably fix the sockets. Living in Wellington, $235 p/w.

>>36
That's why we're getting a flag referendum! (Also, it helps distract people from the spying and corruption.)

>>38
Not too bad, is it a decent size? I'm in Nelson paying $230 p/w for a good sized single bedroom.

With the furniture and tv I'm pretty sure she can't force you to keep it there unless it's in the contract since it's her stuff occupying your space.

>>39
Unfortunately, the majority of the stuff is on the lease.

We forgot to put the couch on, but she later put it on her one and wanted to put it on mine. (We forgot to do it then, too.)

It's decently sized studio/bedsit.