I thought it was the owners responsibility to pay apartment management fees. At least that’s what happened when I was in an apartment.
Of course it is, but I doubt the landlord can change what is considered included in the rent mid tenancy otherwise you’d have half of them arguing that there is no rent increase when they charge the same amount for 1 bedroom in the house as what they charged for the whole house the year before – should probably report this OP.
This is an attempt but shouldn’t fly. When I moved out of an apartment, our landlord tried to take the management fees out of our deposit. Threshold told us that we were liable for the management fee as it wouldn’t be in our name. You are only ever liable for bills in your name.
The management fees are tax deductible AFIK so this only make sense of these fuckers are running tax free. Rat em out.
My understanding was that the landlord was responsible for paying the Management Fee/Service Charge and the Property Tax. However, I wanted to post a source and I’ve found 2 conflicting sources.
Under Section 90 of the Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011
it is not legal to charge tenants fees.
90.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), any provision (whether expressor implied) in an agreement in respect of the sale or letting of land whereby the purchaser or tenant, as the case may be, is required to pay or otherwise bear the cost of the licensee’s fees or expenses in respect of the sale or letting, as the case may be, shall be void, and any moneys paid pursuant to such a provision shall be recoverable as a simple contract debt in a court of competent jurisdiction.
(2) Nothing in subsection (1) shall affect the liability of a person to pay fees or expenses to a licensee in respect of the acquisition of any land where the licensee has been retained by the person to acquire such land and does not also act, in respect of such acquisition, on behalf of the person from whom the land is acquired.
***However….***
Under Section 18 of the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011
Annual Service Charge – (12) Nothing in this section shall operate to prevent a unit owner from seeking and recovering reimbursement of service charges levied under this section from a tenant of that owner where so provided by agreement.
Huh the ad got taken down. I wonder what happened
A landlord can offset the management fee against the rental income to reduce the profit and reduce the tax liability… I’d be telling Revenue about this to make sure they know the landlord is POSSIBLY double dipping…..
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I thought it was the owners responsibility to pay apartment management fees. At least that’s what happened when I was in an apartment.
Of course it is, but I doubt the landlord can change what is considered included in the rent mid tenancy otherwise you’d have half of them arguing that there is no rent increase when they charge the same amount for 1 bedroom in the house as what they charged for the whole house the year before – should probably report this OP.
This is an attempt but shouldn’t fly. When I moved out of an apartment, our landlord tried to take the management fees out of our deposit. Threshold told us that we were liable for the management fee as it wouldn’t be in our name. You are only ever liable for bills in your name.
The management fees are tax deductible AFIK so this only make sense of these fuckers are running tax free. Rat em out.
My understanding was that the landlord was responsible for paying the Management Fee/Service Charge and the Property Tax. However, I wanted to post a source and I’ve found 2 conflicting sources.
I would recommend speaking to the [RTB](https://www.rtb.ie/contact-us) for clarification.
Under Section 90 of the Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011
it is not legal to charge tenants fees.
90.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), any provision (whether expressor implied) in an agreement in respect of the sale or letting of land whereby the purchaser or tenant, as the case may be, is required to pay or otherwise bear the cost of the licensee’s fees or expenses in respect of the sale or letting, as the case may be, shall be void, and any moneys paid pursuant to such a provision shall be recoverable as a simple contract debt in a court of competent jurisdiction.
(2) Nothing in subsection (1) shall affect the liability of a person to pay fees or expenses to a licensee in respect of the acquisition of any land where the licensee has been retained by the person to acquire such land and does not also act, in respect of such acquisition, on behalf of the person from whom the land is acquired.
***However….***
Under Section 18 of the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011
Annual Service Charge – (12) Nothing in this section shall operate to prevent a unit owner from seeking and recovering reimbursement of service charges levied under this section from a tenant of that owner where so provided by agreement.
Huh the ad got taken down. I wonder what happened
A landlord can offset the management fee against the rental income to reduce the profit and reduce the tax liability… I’d be telling Revenue about this to make sure they know the landlord is POSSIBLY double dipping…..
The daft ad has been removed and reposted, new ad here [https://www.daft.ie/for-rent/apartment-24-rivergold-lavitts-quay-co-cork/3922412](https://www.daft.ie/for-rent/apartment-24-rivergold-lavitts-quay-co-cork/3922412)
Eat the rich