Landlord sends former tenant ‘appalling’ parting shot after dispute loss
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As Australia's rental crisis intensifies, renters have resorted to accepting below-standard living conditions.
Landlords are also flexing their muscles in what seems to be an increasing power imbalance between them and their tenants through inspections, rent raises, and lease conditions.
One South Australian tenant recently had a dispute with their landlord over an unspecified breach in their lease agreement. The dispute ended up in the state’s Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
The tenant won the dispute, but their landlord didn’t take the tribunal’s decision well.
The letter was shared on social media by tenant advocate Jordie van den Berg, who also launched his rental website S**t Rentals.
The landlord’s reply read, ‘I hope U appreciate how cheap U got out of breaking a binding contractual agreement. U think U were such good tenants just because U paid the rent on time LOL LOL.’
'These tenants won in a tribunal hearing, and the landlord sent them this,' van den Berg captioned the post.
The post gained comments, and they roasted the ‘unprofessional’ landlord.
One said, ‘Nothing like a little entitled narcissism to make your day.’
‘Bro, shut up. You’re literally getting these people to pay your mortgage,’ another wrote.
Some were not content with an anonymous screenshot of the missive and demanded to name and shame the agent.
‘That is appalling, not just unprofessional, it's a form of harassment to the tenant. Not to mention a big middle finger to the Tribunal,’ another said.
Other users shared their experiences.
One man shared, ‘I left otherwise good rental as the landlord tried to rebuild with me still paying rent. Middle of winter he removed all the laundry wall exposing me to elements. Then remodelled kitchen and bathroom. ALL WITHOUT NOTICE.’
However, some people were siding with the landlord.
One wrote, ‘Tenants now have more rights than owners.’
Renting can be an unpredictable business for landlords. In a previous story, a landlord from Melbourne was shocked with what she saw in his house, saying that the entire house ‘needs to be pulled down and thrown in the bin’. Read more about it here.
PropTrack's Market Insight Report reveals that the national vacancy rate is 1.02 per cent.
According to PropTrack economist Anne Flaherty, rent has become increasingly competitive in major capital cities and regional areas.
'Tenants faced even tougher conditions in October, with the proportion of rental properties sitting vacant falling to the lowest level on record,' she said.
Sydney has the lowest vacancy rate at 1.11 per cent—which was 60% lower than March 2020.
Meanwhile, available properties in Melbourne have halved compared to the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Queensland also faced a low record rental vacancy rate at less than one per cent, with a few rental options in Brisbane.
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Landlords are also flexing their muscles in what seems to be an increasing power imbalance between them and their tenants through inspections, rent raises, and lease conditions.
One South Australian tenant recently had a dispute with their landlord over an unspecified breach in their lease agreement. The dispute ended up in the state’s Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
The tenant won the dispute, but their landlord didn’t take the tribunal’s decision well.
Jordie van den Berg shared a photo of the landlord’s snarky reply to their tenant on social media. Credit: @purplepingers / X (formerly Twitter)
The letter was shared on social media by tenant advocate Jordie van den Berg, who also launched his rental website S**t Rentals.
The landlord’s reply read, ‘I hope U appreciate how cheap U got out of breaking a binding contractual agreement. U think U were such good tenants just because U paid the rent on time LOL LOL.’
'These tenants won in a tribunal hearing, and the landlord sent them this,' van den Berg captioned the post.
The post gained comments, and they roasted the ‘unprofessional’ landlord.
One said, ‘Nothing like a little entitled narcissism to make your day.’
‘Bro, shut up. You’re literally getting these people to pay your mortgage,’ another wrote.
Some were not content with an anonymous screenshot of the missive and demanded to name and shame the agent.
‘That is appalling, not just unprofessional, it's a form of harassment to the tenant. Not to mention a big middle finger to the Tribunal,’ another said.
Other users shared their experiences.
One man shared, ‘I left otherwise good rental as the landlord tried to rebuild with me still paying rent. Middle of winter he removed all the laundry wall exposing me to elements. Then remodelled kitchen and bathroom. ALL WITHOUT NOTICE.’
However, some people were siding with the landlord.
One wrote, ‘Tenants now have more rights than owners.’
Renting can be an unpredictable business for landlords. In a previous story, a landlord from Melbourne was shocked with what she saw in his house, saying that the entire house ‘needs to be pulled down and thrown in the bin’. Read more about it here.
PropTrack's Market Insight Report reveals that the national vacancy rate is 1.02 per cent.
According to PropTrack economist Anne Flaherty, rent has become increasingly competitive in major capital cities and regional areas.
'Tenants faced even tougher conditions in October, with the proportion of rental properties sitting vacant falling to the lowest level on record,' she said.
Sydney has the lowest vacancy rate at 1.11 per cent—which was 60% lower than March 2020.
Meanwhile, available properties in Melbourne have halved compared to the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Queensland also faced a low record rental vacancy rate at less than one per cent, with a few rental options in Brisbane.
