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Same question, asked twice. On the left with nothing but the question. On the right with the lease, the emails and four facts. The second one is the one you would hand to a lawyer.
A landlord cannot keep a bond without a reason. In most Australian states the bond is held by a government authority and the landlord has to claim it, with grounds, and you can dispute the claim. Tell us the state and we can be specific.
Your landlord has not lodged a claim on the bond, and the clean exit inspection in your photos and the two unanswered emails put the burden on them. Lodge the refund request with the bond authority yourself; if they contest it without grounds, the tribunal is the next step and your file is already in order.
The landlord may claim cleaning or damage. Your exit photos are dated and the inspection was clean, so the claim needs evidence they have not produced. If they produce it, the question becomes fair wear and tear, which the Act treats in your favour.
Not yet. Lodge the refund request first. Take this opinion and your file to a lawyer only if the landlord contests it with documents you have not seen.
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