First time renter - Need advice
As the title suggests, I (21F) am renting through a real estate for the first time, and I need advice because I’m getting worried.
I signed a 1 year lease for my studio in December 2025 ($495 p/w) and since then have been dealing with dodgy plumbing, faulty smoke alarm (that has been serviced, and is still faulty!!), mold that keeps coming back on my walls and ceiling, and what I think might be termites?? Additionally, the “stove” that came with the apartment did not work from day 1, and I have had to use electric appliances to cook. Oh, and also I don’t have a mail box or even really a real address?
Although the living situation is not ideal, I live in Sydney where rent is not cheap and options are limited especially for someone on my income, so I want to renew my lease, but I’m so scared that I will be blamed for all the problems in this apartment.
Is there anything I can do to fix these issues? Or do I have to contact the real estate? I’m anxious that they will not renew my lease due to the issues & my cat and I will be left without a place to live by year’s end..