Landlord slammed after gloating about evicting their tenant
- Victorian landlord spotted troublesome ex-tenant living in her car
- His post was widely criticized as tone deaf during the housing crisis
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A Victorian landlord has been criticized on social media after gloating over a troublesome tenant he evicted being forced to live in her car.
The landlord, David, shared a photo on the Landlords Victoria Facebook page last week, showing an old Nissan Skyline parked in what appears to be a sports field parking lot, with a tarp draped over the windows for privacy and on held in place by rocks.
The homeowner said the car belonged to his former tenant and that her dire living situation was “karma,” despite all the money it cost him to evict her.
“It took me almost three years to get this person out of my lease,” David wrote.
‘It seems she had trouble finding a new place to live.
“I’m thousands of dollars out of pocket in legal matters [sic] and loss of rent, not to mention the stress and frustration with VCAT.”
A Victorian landlord has been criticized on social media after gloating over a troublesome tenant he evicted being forced to live in her car (pictured)
Many Aussies criticized the landlord, accusing him of callous disregard for the vulnerable woman who lived in his home
“Looking at this karma has to be real,” he added.
In the coastal town where the car park is believed to be located, nighttime temperatures have dropped to single digits this week.
The landlord added that it “had to be bloody freezing” and his struggling former tenant “wasn’t.” [in] an enviable position’.
The post, originally shared in a private Facebook group, was reshared on X by tenants’ rights lawyer Jordie van den Berg, better known as ‘Purplepingers’.
Many Aussies criticized the landlord, accusing him of callous disregard for the vulnerable woman who used to live in his home.
“This is a terrible post,” one said.
“Landlords who deliberately rip people off… and then complain about how much it cost them,” another noted.
Some said the landlord does not run a charity and should not be expected to house people for free
But some X users pointed out that the landlord does not have a charity and should not be expected to house people for free.
“I wouldn’t like to see my tenant in such a situation,” says a fellow landlord.
“But the fact is, unless they pay the rent, I won’t throw them out on the street. The bank will take over the unit and they will be the ones to put them out on the street.”
Others were less concerned about criticizing the landlord and simply wanted to help the woman living in her car.
‘Does anyone know where she is? It would be good to get her some help,” one person wrote.
Daily Mail Australia attempted to contact his company’s landlord. His wife declined to speak on the record.