Australia’s rental crisis: Bizarre reason ‘psychotic’ Sydney landlord evicted renter
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A Sydney man has been left in shock after his ‘psychotic’ landlord evicted him after some friends stayed overnight in his rental.
The man, Jack, is now facing homelessness after the landlord of the grandmother’s flat he is renting gave him 90 days to move out.
She texted him at 9:30 a.m. Saturday after three friends were staying at her house after a night out.
‘Hello. Just so you know three freeloaders came out of my private garden this morning. Do you want to explain to me? wrote the landlord.
After getting no response from his tenant, the landlord lashed out again, telling Jack he needed to move out within 30 days.
‘Hi Jack. It is with a heavy heart that I decided NOT to rent to Grandma anymore. You are now being notified to vacate the property within the legal period of 3 months or 13 weeks (or sooner) from February 27 to May 26, 2023,” she said.
‘Good luck for you.’
Jack, a renter in Sydney, is now facing homelessness after his landlord gave him 30 days to move (their text exchange is pictured)
Stunned, Jack asked if his decision had anything to do with the guests at his house.
‘What do you mean [free]chargers? My friends stayed over after a night out. I’m allowed to do that. I can find other accommodation if necessary, but does this have anything to do with yesterday? she answered her.
Jack took to Reddit on Wednesday to ask if what he was doing was legal, adding that he had had “ongoing” issues with having guests over at Grandma’s house.
He also revealed that the landlord had raised the rent after noticing that his girlfriend was staying once a week at the property.
Permission must be sought before an additional person moves into a property, but tenants may have guests without notifying the landlord.
Reddit users quickly warmed to Jack, labeling the landlord ‘Karen’ and a ‘control freak’ with a psychotic attitude.
Others wondered if he should take it on in the midst of the Sydney rental market crisis.
‘That’s ridiculous and very controlling. I mean I’m probably dodging a bullet but also, the rental market is fierce so good luck,” one wrote.
‘You paid extra for your [girlfriend] to stay on WTF? Dude. No! He’s been bleeding you dry because you still haven’t stood up for yourself,” wrote another.
‘Now is the perfect time to start. Stand up straight with your shoulders back.
Another Reddit user said that the lease was covered by the rules of the New South Wales Residential Tenancies Act, which gave him protection.
Most advised Jack to ‘don’t pay a penny’ and move out in the next 30 days.
He agreed, adding that he assumed the bond he had posted was “dead and gone now” as he had never dealt with a real estate agent and described the woman as “literally crazy.”
A photo of a converted shed (pictured) advertising for $350 a week in Melbourne has laid bare the shocking scope of the rental market
The property owner used Astroturf as carpet and an old mattress is piled on the floor in photos seen by Daily Mail Australia (pictured)
Reddit users said she had the right to request the bond, which her landlord can’t legally withhold unless she successfully pursues it for damages.
Jack ended the thread by telling internet users that he was going to request an extension on the 30-day notice he had been given.
The brutal eviction comes as hopeful renters are finding it harder than ever to secure a property amid Sydney’s growing rental crisis.
A photo of a converted shed advertising for $350 a week in Melbourne has laid bare the shocking scope of the rental market.
Alternatively for Sydneysiders, renters have the option of a rare wooden loft in Pyrmont city center for $330 per week
The attic included a small coat rack above the ladder that led up to it.
The property owner used Astroturf as carpet and an old mattress is piled on the floor in photos seen by Daily Mail Australia.
As an alternative for Sydneysiders, renters have the option of a rare wooden loft in Pyrmont’s city center for $330 per week.
Images uploaded to Flatmates.com.au show a wooden box raised off the ground with room for a mattress, but not much else.
The room is shared with another tenant who also lives in a loft, although his own has “its own coach and space to relax below.”
Rental rates in Melbourne’s CBD have risen 42 percent in the past year, while rents in suburbs around NSW have risen more than 30 percent, according to a PropTrack rental report.