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An Aussie landlord has lifted the lid on the ugly aftermath of evicting a nightmare tenant family, revealing smashed walls, broken glass and a repair bill she says could have been avoided. Queensland property owner Shuying Ding said she was left horrified after regaining possession of her home in Canina, near Gympie, only to find multiple fresh holes punched through the walls. And in a detail that struck a nerve online, social media users were quick to point out it wasn’t the children blamed for the destruction – it was allegedly the adults.
MORE NEWS ‘I’m not paying’: Kyle sued over $240k reno bill ‘Real shame’: $1m home listed for $2 after backyard disaster Taking overhanging fruit – why it could be a crime Ms Ding shared photos of the damaged property after the family was evicted over repeated rental arrears. “I recently evicted a family with 3 kids in Canina, Gympie,” she wrote. “The wife claims husband works full time, and he is a concreter.
He is a concreter with a bad name that ran out of business and can be potentially aggressive. “They left the house damaged with multiple holes and punched multiple walls, broken glasses etc. They didn’t care about laws.” A Queensland landlord has been left with a massive repair bill after former tenants smashed holes into walls after being evicted.
Source: Facebook Ms Ding said she initially tried to help the family as their financial situation deteriorated, but claimed her goodwill backfired. “Initially I had sympathy for them running out of business with 3 kids etc. Waited for too long,” she wrote.
“And rent arrears mounted, until he said he could do concrete to get income and pay arrears. “Then they would not pay rent arrears even I transferred them around 90 per cent of the concrete payments. They took the money and never paid rent.” The tenants were evicted over unpaid rent.
Source: Facebook She also claimed the matter ended up before the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal, where she relied on hundreds of pages of messages. “They tried to confuse the QCAT judge. Lucky the 202 pages of all text messages proved that they were in the wrong,” she wrote.
“So judge was satisfied and they got evicted, then they punched all these fresh holes in my property.” Images posted to Facebook alongside her comments appeared to show large holes smashed through plasterboard walls in several rooms. The post quickly drew strong reactions, with many Gympie locals saying it was a reminder that serious rental damage isn’t always caused by children. “This is so sad, and its not even the kids ruining the property, it’s the adults,” one person wrote.
Queensland property owner Shuying Ding was shocked by the discovery. Source: Facebook Another said: “This happened twice to me so we sold up and invested out of the property market. For us, I was able to take the bond but never recovered the true costs and insurance wasn’t worth the paper it was written on.” A third added: “So very upsetting.
As a single mum of 3 struggling to find a new rental, this makes it harder. What immaturity coming from ‘parents’,” while a fourth added: “And that’s why there’s a shortage of homes to rent because of pigs that do this, who would want to rent a house out.” One of the doors was also pulled off its hinges. Source: Facebook Under Queensland tenancy rules, landlords can seek compensation if renters cause wilful damage, but they need solid evidence including photos, inspection records, entry condition reports and repair quotes.
If the bond doesn’t cover the full cost, the matter can be taken to QCAT. For many reading the post, though, the legal process wasn’t the biggest talking point. It was the bitter irony at the centre of it all: in a rental market where families already face intense scrutiny, this landlord’s warning was that sometimes the biggest damage isn’t done by the kids at all.
Source: Real Estate
