Paul O'Connell

"Paul’s genuine interest in the expectations of clients and the needs of tenants has earned him a reputation as a driven and affable manager who is recognised for his consistently faultless execution."

Paul has extensive Property Management, Sales, Project Management, and analytical and strategic experience from a broad range of industries including Commercial Property, Sports and Pharmaceuticals.

With his Degree in Business/ Commerce, Paul understands that success comes from a deep understanding of commercial property and a unique eye for performance enhancement. His sense of fair play sees him enjoy strong tenant engagement and he gains great satisfaction from achieving positive outcomes for all parties.

Paul’s genuine interest in the expectations of clients and the needs of tenants has earned him a reputation as a driven and affable manager who is recognised for his consistently faultless execution.

With 30 years experience as a player, coach and football analyst, Paul has an immense knowledge bank of AFL football. He is currently Senior Assistant Coach of the Old Melburnians Football Club.

Paul O'Connell

Senior Property Manager

T: (03) 9810 7241
M: 0437 173 636
E: poconnell@gormankelly.com.au

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Tenant rejects Lease on basis of VCAT decision: Supreme Court Overturns

Earlier this year we reported on a VCAT hearing wherein VCAT determined that a tenant was able to repudiate a lease based on the failure by the landlord to repair faulty air conditioning, which you can read here.

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We thought that you may be interested in a recent case at VCAT concerning a purported guarantor to a retail lease.

Retail Leases Update - Landlord’s Failure to Repair Air Conditioning allows Tenant to Terminate Lease

Landlord’s Failure to Repair Air Conditioning allows Tenant to Terminate Lease

We thought you may be interested to know of a recent VCAT hearing which is of relevance to all landlords of commercial property.

As commercial property managers, issues with air conditioning would probably be one of the most frequent repairs/ maintenance requests we receive from our tenants. This is not something to be taken lightly. In October 2018, VCAT determined that, despite repeated requests from the tenant, the landlord’s ultimate failure to fix the air-conditioning, allowed the tenant to terminate the Lease.