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    My landlord is rorting the system - how well are govt depts linked?

    i am done with this. you have your opinion i have mine. no doubt alot of you own properties yourself and do something similar or haven't been in this situation. people i have discussed it with who don't own their own homes and who rent seem to think it's madness what i've had to put up with...
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    My landlord is rorting the system - how well are govt depts linked?

    When i say rorting the system i meant she isn't declaring the rental which she should be, regardless of whether there is a profit in the end or not. I have an accounting background, i know about rental income and deductions, i dealt with clients on the matters for 6 years up until 2006, i just...
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    My landlord is rorting the system - how well are govt depts linked?

    I have made it quite clear to her that most Australian's would not put up with what i have had to so i think she is going to get in a chinese student in. As i said previously i was very upfront and clear with what i wanted in a sharehouse to avoid problems and issues. i spent at least an hour...
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    My landlord is rorting the system - how well are govt depts linked?

    I have every right to be annoyed. I moved in here on the basis that i wouldnt have to move again until i got a job and wanted to. Now I do. I also moved in on the basis that there was two of us, this is a share house. I pay rent for that privalege. I explicit discussed what i wanted before...
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    My landlord is rorting the system - how well are govt depts linked?

    She was being sneaky, she didnt want to sign a form cos it would risk her being found out she is renting a room out. There wouldnt be a problem signing the form, bond and rent each fortnight wouldn't have to be cash only etc. Whether she has done nothing wrong or not still doesn't eradicate the...
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    My landlord is rorting the system - how well are govt depts linked?

    i had a look at a centrelink brochure in terms of what is considered boarding-style accommodation. it more refers to guesthouses, hotels, and boarding houses. i am not sure if a 2 bedroom apartment with one room spare would be considered a boarding house but: 1. i do pay an inclusive rate...
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    My landlord is rorting the system - how well are govt depts linked?

    could you explain this further? what you are saying is she is an owner, i am technically a boarder so the income isn't declarable to the ATO?
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    My landlord is rorting the system - how well are govt depts linked?

    yep i know. i was ready to dob her in myself earlier. she informed me that all the chinese who buy in sydney do it. i was livid.
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    My landlord is rorting the system - how well are govt depts linked?

    I moved into an apartment 6 weeks ago in which i pay $200 a week incl bills. The landlord who also lives in the apartment bought it around 8 weeks ago with the home owners grant I am unemployed and have been getting rent assistance from centrelink. i gave her the form to sign which she said...
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