Say your planning on creating a dual occupancy property through either a granny flat or splitting a two storey house into 2 units or by building under a queenslander etc..
And for whatever reason it is not legal by the local council to have it as a dual occupancy due to insufficient height on lower level, not fire rated, not zoned etc..
But the place is still set up for 2 occupancies. 2 kitchens , 2 bathrooms and both are fully self contained.
Could you not then just rent it out at higher price than what you would get if it was still a single property legally to just one set of tenants , even though you know the tenants may sub let the other occupancy out themselves?
If sh$t were to hit the fan, regarding a fire causing a death or any other situation like that , that could occur.
Who would be liable to take the wrap? The landlord who rented it out as a single occupancy or the tenant who illegally turned it into a dual occupancy?
And for whatever reason it is not legal by the local council to have it as a dual occupancy due to insufficient height on lower level, not fire rated, not zoned etc..
But the place is still set up for 2 occupancies. 2 kitchens , 2 bathrooms and both are fully self contained.
Could you not then just rent it out at higher price than what you would get if it was still a single property legally to just one set of tenants , even though you know the tenants may sub let the other occupancy out themselves?
If sh$t were to hit the fan, regarding a fire causing a death or any other situation like that , that could occur.
Who would be liable to take the wrap? The landlord who rented it out as a single occupancy or the tenant who illegally turned it into a dual occupancy?