From the public’s perception, Dilapidations are sometimes mistakenly referred to a property that is in poor condition. Terms like “the property is dilapidated” or “I’m buying a dilapidated property” are common. Unfortunately, a property in poor condition cannot be referred to as dilapidated and is a misconception.

Amongst property professionals, we use Dilapidations to refer to an area of law relating to property leases. This area of law is complex and requires those with the required skills to navigate this process to minimise risk to the Landlord and the Tenant.

In layman terms, Dilapidations is a process by which the Landlord exercises his/her rights to ensure that at the end of the lease between a Landlord and a Tenant, that the property is reinstated back to its original condition as it was at start of the lease.