As prospective tenants struggle to find rental accommodation, some have been angered to find head tenants who cover their costs through subletting to others are not breaking the law.
abc.net.au/news/sydney-tenant-subletting-allows-zero-rent-payment-facebook-post/101859870As rental prices continue to climb in Sydney, one inner-west tenant has sparked outrage online after revealing they had been living for free while unsuspecting housemates picked up the bill.
"We had a property inspection recently where we had 40 groups lined up outside a unit in Summer Hill."So in the current landlord's market, a Facebook post submitted by an anonymous tenant yesterday to an inner-west house share group made big waves. Although many questioned the legality of such an arrangement, NSW Tenants' Union CEO Leo Ross said there was actually nothing illegal about it.
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