The house next to Mark Rayner's unit complex had its roof pressure-washed — it sent asbestos dust into the air and now Mark and other affected tenants are living in hotel rooms.
Gold Coast tenants must keep paying rent for homes they've been forced out of after the units were contaminated by asbestos.A group of Gold Coast residents are "living a nightmare" after being forced out of their homes having been exposed to asbestos from a neighbouring property.
"It looked like a crime scene at the beginning; there were guys in orange suits and black and yellow tape all around the place."Mr Rayner said the potentially cancer-causing dust came through his unit window and covered his balcony, contaminating the property and his belongings.The contamination was only picked up when a plumber visited the site and Mr Rayner reported the incident to WorkSafe Queensland on April 12.
At least five units in the complexes on either side had been affected and Mr Rayner said tenants were being moved into different temporary accommodation every week."Not just for me, lots of the other tenants too — we're all pretty much suffering from having to be moved constantly." Residents, however, said attempts to contact the company to discuss the situation had been unsuccessful.Displaced resident Jay Walton said he was more than $1,000 out of pocket due to travel costs and essentials as he continued to move his family of three from temporary accommodation.
"It takes until the day before we are meant to be figuring out where we are staying, at the final hour they'll email us."Here's how much property prices have risen in each capital city
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