Changes to tenancy act helps renters get fibre

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#2655131 12-Feb-2021 11:32

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but the installer stated that he will never ever use a pre-installed cabinet because most end-users don't understand how to use them.

The installer is an idiot, just because the end user doesnt know how to use it doesnt mean its not the best place for it.

Very poor attitude from the installer.

Does he use that excuse when he does a brand new build with cabinet and infrastructure all present ?

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#2655135 12-Feb-2021 11:50

DaveDog:

To play the devil's advocate here - I dunno that if I was renting a property that I'd be happy with not being able to get fibre on and then the landlord telling me "perhaps later this year" ... I'm not sure about the tenant's situation, but you just don't know - they might need it to work from home in the event of a lockdown (if that was to happen)...

Yeah, I've been thinking that I might replace my driveway "later this year" for the five years I've lived in my house. But who knows. Maybe this year is the year...

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#2655161 12-Feb-2021 12:23

DaveDog:

To play the devil's advocate here - I dunno that if I was renting a property that I'd be happy with not being able to get fibre on and then the landlord telling me "perhaps later this year" ... I'm not sure about the tenant's situation, but you just don't know - they might need it to work from home in the event of a lockdown (if that was to happen)...

Yes but at least talk to the landlord - she may have brought the driveway work forward even....

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#2655169 12-Feb-2021 12:40

KrazyKid: If you were a proactive landlord you would approach the tennant and work it out together. If you are not you have more chance of issues...

If you were a decent landlord it would have been installed already.

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#2655170 12-Feb-2021 12:41

Zeon:

Batman: Did the fibre install cause the driveway to break? What was the condition of the driveway prior to install?

No to be fair it wasn't the installer, its on water logged ground without proper drainage. The point is that it would have been better to install a conduit when replacing the driveway perhaps later this year for a long lasting fibre install. The free install could then use it. The way it is at the moment, the cable will obviously be cut when the drive is redone and will need to find some dodgy chorus sub-sub-contractor to redo it.

Cost of owning an investment property. If not happy they can always sell it and get their capital gains and put the money into something else that is easier for them.

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#2655204 12-Feb-2021 14:35

alasta:

Zeon:

The tenant at my partners rental got fibre installed without her consent and input on how it was done. Tacked onto the neighbours rotting fence and then into a narrow slit sawed into a driveway. The driveway is half broken and needs to be replaced. Guess who will become financially responsible for fixing this cable in the future when it breaks - my partner...

I thought that LFCs required the tenant to confirm that they have consent from the landlord? If they made a false declaration that they had obtained consent then I would have thought you could go after the tenant for damages.

The last rental I had fibre installed at, nobody ever asked. We had the landlord's permission so it would have been fine, but I was expecting it to come up. 'Ask no questions, tell no lies' policy maybe? Or perhaps they contacted the landlord directly somehow (unlikely given they were overseas and spoke zero English)?

Although I'm sure I remember reading there was meant to be some kind of form to sign which described the install plan and covered the work being done, and we certainly didn't have one of those so perhaps just the individual subcontractor not doing the job properly.

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