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Originally Posted by DechanDawa
I dropped a hot skillet on a rental apartment's kitchen floor once and it melted the linoleum. They cut out the damaged part and put in a new piece. Really, you couldn't even tell after they fixed it. I didn't have to pay anything.
I don't know what a "bond" is but also I don't know why you are being made to pay for the damage.
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I am not thinking about what they will do when I move out. In Australia if you rent before moving in you have to pay a bond. The bond is four times the weekly rent which is held in trust for when the tenant moves out. This is to cover any possible unpaid rent or damages. Therefore if my rent is 250 per week I would have to pay $1000 up front and another $500 for the actual rent. If I damage the place then or fall behind in the rent the money is taken out of the bond to compensate the owner.