REIQ Best Practice Guidelines v03.23 - Flipbook - Page 39
6. PRIVACY NOTICE
The Member Property Manager should provide a
Privacy Notice and Consent:
(a) To the Client when entering the PO Form 6; and
(b) To a prospective applicant when their
application is made.
7. SUPPLY OF GOODS AND SERVICES
Member Property Managers must not require a
prospective tenant to purchase goods or services
from the Member Property Manager or their Client
as a condition to enter the Form 18a37.
8. NEW RENTAL PROPERTY
If a new Client is letting a property for the first time,
Member Property Managers should advise their
Client of what items they should attend to prior to
letting the property. This includes (but are not
limited to):
(a) setting up utility accounts;
(b) entering any arrangements they require for
landscaping and yard maintenance.
not engage in misleading or deceptive conduct
in advertising a property for rent including
making statements about a property that may
influence a prospective tenant’s decision to
rent the property in reliance on the statement.
(e) Member Property Managers should use best
endeavours to advertise and market the
property for rent in the public domain as well
as using their own internal channels to reach
prospective tenants.
(f) An advertisement for letting of a property
should contain:
i.
a sufficient description of the
property;
ii.
the location of the property;
iii.
the rent amount; and
iv.
any relevant conditions or
requirements of the Client for the
prospective tenant.
(g) Member Property Managers must seek their
Client’s approval for any advertising or
marketing prior to publication.
9. ADVERTISING
(a) Member Property Managers must not
advertise a property without a fixed amount
stated for rent, other than by erecting a sign
that says “For Rent” at or near the property38.
(b) Member Property Managers should discuss the
scope of the marketing and promotion
activities that the Member Property Manager
will carry out during their appointment.
(c) The Member Property Manager must provide a
schedule of fees for the proposed marketing
and promotion activities and insert a maximum
authorised amount in Part 8 of the PO Form 6.
(d) In addition to Guideline 4 of Chapter 1 of these
Guidelines, Member Property Managers must
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Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008, s171
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Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008, s57
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10. PHOTOGRAPHY
(a) Member Property Managers should only
include recent photographs of a property in
their advertisement and marketing of the
property and refrain from breaching any
copyright laws.
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