Hi Toure,
As Noreen has stated it is very important to observe the 11 month time limit on long-term rental. Should you agree to rent for 12 consecutive months, your tenant then has the right to claim "squatters rights", it is advisable to agree on 3 x 3monthly "short-term" contracts and then a 2 month contract to keep within the 11 months.
If you are concerned about the payment of electricity bills, you can get a "pre-payment" slot meter installed, this doesn't just apply to anyone looking at long-term rental, it would be perfectly acceptable to use this system during the summer months for the air-conditioning units (it is one way of ensuring that people are more economical with their usage).
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Regards to you and yours,
Lorraine & Peter Braid.
This message was last edited by EOS Team on 3/12/2008.