Just wanted to know something in regards to my commercial rental bond. Vic. My landlord dropped some rent during covid

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Customer: Just wanted to know something in regards ***** ***** commercial rental bond
JA: What state are you in? And is a local attorney or other consumer protection advocate helping with this?
Customer: Vic
JA: Have you contacted the seller or manufacturer?
Customer: My landlord dropped some rent during covid last year and the agreement was that when the business gets normal then we will sort out the arrears But cos of constant lockdown we had to close the business
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Customer: And stripped the cafe and returned him the building as per the lease

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Hello, I’m John Melis, a solicitor in Australia, and I’ll be helping you with your question today.

If you have any issue with the landlord trying to negotiate a settlement to this particular aspect, you will be able to use the tribunal to bring this matter to a conclusion.

The Victorian Civil Administrative Tribunal “VCAT” is perfect for meditating disputes.

The tribunal helps parties resolve the issues in question.

The mediation will resolve the matter in most cases.

You access the application form under the forms tab of the tribunal website.

The following link will assist you further:

www.vcat.vic.gov.au

The tribunal has help menus. The help menus will assist you in filling out the application.

The tribunal will send you an email after applying. That email will explain the next steps.

Have I answered your question? If any part of my response is unclear, please let me know. It’s my goal to deliver excellent service, so please let me know if there is anything more I can do. Thank you for using our site.

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