I rent in Victoria, prior to moving in I had to pay a bond plus 6 weeks in advance. I want to give my 28 days notice to move out, do I need to continue to pay rent or should the 6 weeks that was paid in advance cover my rent for the next 28 days? Also should I be refunded the other 2 weeks that was paid?

Hi Niki

A real estate agent might be able to answer this in more details but my understanding is that you will need to pay rent to the day you are there and after you have moved out, the owner/agent will carry out an inspection of the property and if its all in good order then they will arrange for your bond to be refunded.

Regards

Suresh Rajani

Hi Nikki,
If your lease has expired or is about to expire then you should give your notice to vacate to your property manager in writing. They should send you a response and let you know where your rent is paid up to, if your rent is paid to your vacate date then there will be no need to continue to pay rent, if you have paid further than this date then under the standard terms of the residential tenancies act, they will need to refund addition money to you. The bond will be refund after the outgoing inspection. The refund of your bond in full is dependant on returning the property to the same standard you received the property in minus any reasonable wear and tear, to ensure you do this you would have been given an ingoing report at the time you leased the property.
Steph