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Daily Discussion Thread: ✔️✔️✔️ Thursday, July 18, 2024
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Rang Tenants Vic for last night's issue.
Amongst many things, these two stood out:
But I couldn't find anything written to support the "48 hours" figure and the "full extent" statement that I could refer to in the next email, any idea?
Agent pushed back saying it's normal for the switch to trip if we overload the circuit lol. No shit. But if the apartment's power is cut off from an outside switchboard that only owners corp can access... gotta wait 3 days for someone to come and fix it.
And for clarity:
https://www.energysafe.vic.gov.au/industry-guidance/electrical/electricians-toolkit/residential-tenancy
https://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/housing/renting/repairs-alterations-safety-and-pets/minimum-standards/minimum-standards-for-rental-properties