Why are there multiple charges for smoke alarm services?

Normally smoke alarm service is annually. For MTA and SDA agreements these need to be tested for each new tenant. If you have 3 SDA tenants move in at different times, then there has to be 3 inspections.   You are being paid far above market for a reason. Covering non-standard…

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Why am I paying for  xyz  maintenance item?

Why am I paying for  xyz  maintenance item? Isn’t this a tenant responsibility?   If your tenant was paying you standard rental rates then yes. But your SDA tenant is paying many, many times above market. For instance, a 2 participant HPS house is about 4 times this at approximately $2,000/…

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What is the monthly technology charge for? 

You are required to provide high speed WiFi internet access as part of the SDA rules. A fully compliant SDA Provider will have to charge you a fee per month for providing this service. If your SDA Provider is not doing this you should ask why. SDA Providers who achieve SDAPA Gold…

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Why do I have to pay for internet? 

Internet access to all properties has always been required indirectly in order to meet compliance requirements. As of July 01 2021 it has been made an explicit requirement of SDA Registration to provide high speed internet access to all SDA Participants.   You are being paid far above market for a reason….

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How often are landlords paid?

Our members typically make 2 distributions each month. The mid-month distribution will usually be the one that includes the SDA payments from the claim lodged on the 1st of the month … this is assuming the NDIA pays within 10 days as they are supposed to and that nothing else has…

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How often is rent paid by the participants?

The RRC (Reasonable Rent Contribution) is the only contribution paid directly by the tenants. This is paid fortnightly but if the participant doesn’t have capacity this is paid on their behalf by the Public Trustee so it can have the all the difficulties that come with dealing with yet another…

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