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It can be difficult to see eye-to-eye on a problem. Watch this video to find out ways you can resolve a dispute.
Read more:DisputesDealing with Disputes (transcript)
Smaller house: No! Spill the beans. Apartment: Well, you didn’t hear it from me... Smaller house: Of course not. Apartment: The girl in 14b hasn’t paid her rent. Smaller house: Oh oh! Controversial! Apartment: It gets better. The landlord actually came over yesterday to speak to her about it. Smaller house: Juicy. Apartment: Anyway they shared a bowl of mini-pretzels and she told him all about it. Smaller house: And? Apartment: So, turns out her sister had a bit of an incident with a glacier. Smaller house: Ha ha ha ha. Apartment: She fell into a crevasse during a nine-day hike across the Tibetan plateau to marry a sherpa she met online. Smaller house: Oh, not again. Apartment: So now she needs money for an emergency air-lift. Smaller house: Oh, shut the door! Apartment: It is shut! So the landlord said “well, these things happen.” Smaller house: That’s true. Apartment: And they’ve figured out a payment plan kind of thing. Smaller house: Oh, happy endings all round. Apartment: I love living here. Smaller house: I love you. Apartment: If you’ve got a dispute with your landlord or tenant, try and resolve it between yourselves. Then you can formalise your agreement with FastTrack Resolution. If not, there’s always Mediation or a Tenancy Tribunal Hearing. Smaller house: I really look up to you. There’s more info on this website. |
