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Leo M

1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020

23 Jan 2020, 18:01

Moving in inspection. Moving out inspection and 6th month inspection

Hi

I recently received my lease agreement to sign after the credit check and there are fees I don’t understand and that your estate agent can’t explain. I don’t mind paying the credit check fee and application fee, but I don’t understand the moving in inspection fee. Why should I pay the agent to come and inspect the place. Me paying means you’re offering a service to me so how does it benefit me that you inspecting a place I’m renting from you. Because it is to your benefit that you inspect the place so that when I move out then you can check your checklist and claim damages if anything is damaged. So why should I pay for something that benefits the landlord. And there’s a 6th month inspection as well meaning every 6 months I must pay you 450 to come inspect your own place. Please don’t rip us off I would understand if it was 100 bucks or 150 bucks but 450 is a lot and I’m basically paying for nothing. I don’t mind paying but I want to spend money on things that makes sense to me and are a benefit to me so please if someone can explain how it benefits me or it is a service to me then I’ll pay it

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RE/MAX of Southern Africa
RE/MAX of Southern Africa's reply24 Jan 2020, 14:48
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Good Day Leo. Thanks for reaching out to us. Usually, the inspection fee is charged to the landlord. That being said, each RE/MAX office is independently owned and operated, which means they are free to manage their own operations. The inspection does benefit the tenant because it protects the tenant against claims from the landlord for damages which already existed when the tenant moved in. If you are not satisfied with this explanation, we recommend that you ask the agent to put you in touch with somebody from the office who can further explain these fees. We hope this helps.