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Yes that is true mate, anything can be done as long as the people living in there are happy and also the land lord getting paid cash in hand happy as well :-) but as for me now, I don't feel good after reading through all of the thread reply here. too much thing to be consider.

Cool, that is what I'd like to achieve but obviously people in this forum has enlighten me with the information that this practice is not legal. But yes, everyone else in the city CBD doing it :-) :D

Aaron, what about the heater :-o I guess the recent news about the fire outbreak in bankstown NSW (http://www.news.com.au/national/broken-pieces-of-a-life-full-of-promise/story-fndo4bst-1226466607020) was due to the heater ?

Well, if you start to declare it to ATO, then they'll get suspicious of what sort of business is that generating the money ? that is why it would be better off just cash in hand for safety but partially convenient.

well, all of the income that I received from my workplace is of course declared successfully, while the income from rent is not that much to be reported since I have to pay the bills myself (under my name).

Correct, this is what I'd like to achieve :-) people in Burwood, Inner west Sydney also does the same thing in the old Victorian double brick house. well as long as you don't claim negative gearing component anymore I guess ATO shouldn't care about it.

Correct, that could be the issue, especially with running a heater unattended. some of my Asian friend, blocks the smoke detector with plastic bag or simply unload the battery because the nature of Asian cooking which generates lots of fumes and smokes :-|

Yes that's true, my Thai friends did that as well, somehow they got "insider" notification before the inspection time.

Yes, it happens in Regis 1 2 3 apartment in Castlereagh Sydney :-) the living room is partitioned and also the sunny room is covered by cardboxes / newspaper for shared by 2 persons.

Yes that is correct Terry, you describe the situation exactly as it is happening now every day. some apartment (the older one) the access card can be duplicated for a cost ~ $50 - 80. putting it into the mailbox is also a good way to share it, so that only the mailbox key is shared or...

Matt, this is in Sydney NSW, I believe it happens in Melbourne VIC as well.

Yes it is, this is the typical norms in Sydney CBD high rise apartment nowadays.

Hi, Does anyone here know if sub letting the room in your apartment where you rent is allowed in NSW ? I'm renting in Sydney CBD two bedroom unit with one sunny room for $ 850 per week I know that it is very expensive, but I can sub-rent it as follows: the main bedroom to a couple for...