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Bob... I was referring to the question posed by the original poster. It was clear to me, and seemingly, most others, that he was trying to jam as many people in as he could to make as much money as he could. He made a passing reference to "if it could be done legally" but it was pointed out...

I would assume the fire code is NOT being adhered to. It would be fairly obvious to see. How do you know the income is being declared to the ATO?

I still think you were being ripped off... not because of the price you were paying, but because they were clearly stuffing people into a house not designed for that number of unrelated people, and with (I'd guess) no approval for being a boarding house. And middle aged married couples can do...

I think you were ripped off massively, paying $300 per week. Landlord (or head tenant who may have been sub-leasing illegally) was making huge money. Have you added all that up? He may well have been paying $300 for the whole house and making all the extra as pure profit. And it is illegal...

Kathryn, did you really read the initial post and not think it was a bit "suss"? We cannot shove four people in the living room on bunk beds, another four in the kitchen in the corner and do this legally unless they are part of one family. If he doesn't know that, then he really should not...

I wonder if the landlord where your friends live have any idea they have eight people living in the apartment :rolleyes:.

If there is one person posting lately who NEEDS a property manager, it would have to be you, JohnHenry. Do you REALLY want to cram all those people into one house, packed into the living room in bunk beds? Do you really want to do that without the proper licenses and fire rated doors and fire...