QCAT Matter Types

[Flydoc]

Hi everyone!

Due to my ex=property manager's gross negligence, I lost quite a bit of rental income. The proprietor - ie. the boss - has admitted wrong and is currently seeking indemity insurance to pay me but I am going to start a QCAT to have another revenue of securing the payment if the insurance company declines to pay out. I am confused as to what "Matter Types" does this fall under?

Matter types

View matter types to see if your type of dispute is covered by QCAT.

www.qcat.qld.gov.au

Thank you for the advice!

 

[Nighthelyn]

Dear Flydoc,

I am assuming you are saying there is some form of property management agency agreement, that the property manager breached the agreement in some way, and the property manager is claiming their professional indemnity insurance at the moment.

”Other financial disputes” is likely what you are looking for, for your stated purpose - under subtype “financial loss caused by … financial agents”. “Occupational regulation” is also a common one, but compensation order is not given out for this type. Depending on the size of the claim, QCAT may not have the juridiction and you may have to go to higher courts.

Good luck!

-Nighthelyn

 

[Docupedia]

You might want to check your insurance. If you start any type of action on your own, the insurer may refuse the claim.

 

[Flydoc]

Thank you to you both.

To Nighthely:
Yes. Basically the property was left unmanaged when the property manager left the company. I went through other financial dispute, which, strangely enough, not a QCAT lodgement but, instead, a Fair Trading one?! Anyway, the conclusion of that is the owner admitted fault and will use the indemnity insurance. Later on we had reached an agreed amount of compensation. Can I use "Debt dispute" now that the proprietor has admitted to fault and agreed on the amount for compensation?

To Docupedoia:
I don't feel comfortable using the landlord insurance as it is the fault of the property agent. Also it, at max, it only vcovers 10% of the loss.