It's illegal to rely on a clause that doesn't correspond with the reality. For example, evicting a tenant because they are having a family member move in, they can't then put the property back on the market for a minimum of 6 months. I don't think a specific law is even necessary, it's just an abuse of process, and goes against the whole system of law that is predicated on honesty and candour. However, the reality is, who is monitoring these things with enough attention to ensure compliance? The previous renter who has nothing to personally gain for their efforts?
i mean i dont think it would ultimately be legal. if a clause states "you must have x criteria for eviction" and you misrepresent that you meet the standards for it, thats just lying/fraud. We don't need to have a specific law that says "lying about following the law when you arent is illegal" because it just is illegal because you broke the regs or laws. Issue is if no one enforces it it doesnt matter.
Also shouldn't be allowed to take a tenants bond for cleaning and then leave the cleaning for the next tenant and expect the house to be cleaner than it was when the next tenant moves out.
@@esmeraldagreengate4354 No bond claim should even be entertained without so much as threshold proof. The fact is gets caught up purely by an unsubstantiated claim is often used a strategic pressure against the poor who abdicate their rights out of necessity. These systems are classist and profoundly unjust.
Lol the real estate agency ignores the first report and only acknowledges the issue because the tenants questioned a rent increase because the fucking house is falling apart.
I lived in Stewart Street Brunswick as a ward of the state in the early 80s, renting from a sly landlord back then. Nothing has changed for the poor. Too many people own too many houses in Brunswick - people owning more than one house and many in Brunswick have built little empires from being landlords. It was happening in the 80s but nobody talked about it much back then. Housing is an essential service - we all need somewhere to live. Thanks for your great channel.
I had huge problems with jellis craig some years ago. They misrepresented the apartment in Richmond they rented to me. I took them VCAT and won but the whole thing was so stressful!
If it's known complaints have been made and nothing has been done to address the situation, all the rent from the date of complaint to present should be reimbursed.
It's an issue of enforcement. The tenant could theoretically go to VCAT and try claim reimbursement, but despite the tribunal being "informal", it's a big ask to both know your legal rights and then how to appropriately enforce them. Especially when the law is not necessarily clear and determinate.
This popped up in my feed. I’m disgusted by the rent increase, and horrified by the conditions of the house. Tenants are obliged to notify landlords/agents of disrepair. They did the right thing and were penalised for it, it seems. Those poor tenants. I notice this is a few months old, so I hope the people who were living there, have found a wonderful home to live in. 💜 Kudos to Tim for going out and having a look, and to you for drawing attention to this issue.
oh wow, this place hahahahaha. i am VERY acquainted with this house as close family live almost close enough to share a fence and i have been inside the place on various inspections as it was shuffled from owner to owner in the 1990s and 2000s as well as knowing the tenants who lived there around 2005 or so. there definitely is a second ceiling above the visible one in the front room, or bits of one at least. there used to be a beautiful hand-crafted concrete pattern - light fixture on the ceiling in there that was heritage listed along with the front facade but it collapsed from lack of maintenance years and years and years ago. it's a real disappointment because they were originally built in the art deco era and the original fixtures in them are absolutely amazing. HEAPS of the damage seen here has been there for more than twenty years. "the landlord has got to have known about this for years" hahahahaha yep the house was sold in that condition
One point I'd like to address with Dr Tim's comment "one of the reasons why tenants are treated so badly is because we have a rental crisis" - it's always been like this, and we haven't always had a rental crisis. For the 25 years I've been renting, there's always been a shortage of affordable accommodation that wasn't awful, and the expense and disruption of moving, along the the near certainty that the next place won't be any better, outweighs the chance that you might finally get to live in a mould-free home. No point having rental rights if the blowback on enforcing them just renders you homeless.
The absurdity of laws like "if it's not in minimum condition you don't have to move in until it's fixed" Like... I paid trucks and removals, and gave an exit date on my existing property. Do they seriously draft these laws thinking the tenant has surplus houses to live in?
This type of shit should have property owners stripped of all ownership of all their properties, because if one place is like this you bet all of their shit is ignored like this.
How do Jellis Craig claim to be a professional property management company adhering to standards? Their refusal to say anything just tells me exactly what sort of agency they are running. Wow.
they’re all bloody cowboys because lack of regulation allows it. the market is totally out of control, and so are the “property managers” who profit from it
i feel so bad for the poor tenants just trying to do the right thing and not be killed in a crumbling death trap. i’m sure it wasn’t a “cheap rental” before the proposed rent increase, either. hope they find a sweet new place soon
Its not the housing crisis. This has been going on for years. Its MONEY. “Investors” and agents have been doing this to people because the legislation allows it. Not the market, the legislation. Old mate seems capable of changing that …… but will he put forward a new bill?
Had years in a house like that. The ceiling did indeed cave in. Did a pretty sick dive roll out of the way of the rubble. Now living in a cesspit of black mould, but the ceiling seems fine. In short, this doesn't seem too bad for Melbourne
i used to be able to see blue sky between the roof and ceiling in the bedroom of a place i rented once, but i never feared for my life like i would have had i been stuck in this place.
I'm in the same situation though not as bad. I have several broken windows from rot that I can't open. Been chasing it up for years and nothing is ever done yet they still keep uping the rent. They also put me on a month to month lease 2 weeks after I just signed a fixed lease. Which I know is illegal. Should come visit my place. But I don't want to get evicted
The musky damp smell I could almost guarantee can be fixed. With these old terrace homes there is almost a complete lack of subfloor ventilation so the moisture builds and condenses over time, efflorescence starts to buildup, the subfloor timbers start to rot, mold grows and the smells emanate throughout the home. Let the subfloor breath and it will generally disappear within a few weeks. As for the subfloor structure, that may be a very different situation but you won’t ever know until you get under there.
Would be really interesting to see the property condition report prior to the renters moving in. If they noted the cracks and rising damp damage then they have with full knowledge rented out an unsafe property.
I lived in a place like this in Melbourne for years, but i loved it 😂 it was cheap and in a great location, and the landlords did what they could to fix things. Gave me a rental reduction so that i didnt habe to move out during covid. But feel for these tenants
I saw the front with scaffolding and the cracks and thought 'that's okay, its an old house it might be cosmetic...' those deep cracks in the bedroom though? that is insane..
Market failure?? How about criminal negligence and false advertising. The land Lord and real-estate agents should be charged. Problems like this have always existed.
ATO needs to cease paying out business tax claims. How about we all write to ATO Commissioner and give them the address and they can give them an ATO Audit. Fine States also for leaving this place and others without a "demolition notice".
Someone I know just moved out of a place that looked like this in footscray, the landlord decided to sell... The sale pictures aren't showing the cracks which is wild and I doubt they fixed it properly
To be fair, look at both sides. Could councils make planning laws easier for landlords to do major repairs and rebuilds without getting tied up in planning for years?
They could, but on the other hand, if you buy a property to rent out, you have a responsibility to ensure that it is in good repair before buying it, and definitely before renting it out. According to another comment from someone who lives nearby, this place has gone through several changes of ownership, any of whom could have done their due diligence to ensure the place was fit for habitation. The buck stops there. If you're going to buy an investment property, do your homework!
@@esmeraldagreengate4354 No, but if you're going to spend the massive amount to fix this place up you'd be a moron not to redevelop it into something that you may get an ROI out of.
I hope they can take the landlord/RE to VCAT if thats what it is called...... I do not live in Melb I live with my parents but the thought of being a renter makes me want to sleep in my car instead....... atleast I can control my environment opposed to one owned by another person.
It looks like the sort of place where students would club together to live - and it's just coming into the exam period. If it's students, the timing is extra terrible.
Dozens of houses available for rent if you move out of cbd. Why wouldn't anyone move further out its half the price... Tenant could have gone to VCAT to demand repairs. However there is no way these substantial repairs could be done while anyone was living there.
The cracking inside the house is not visually appearing but it's not unsafe. Just the wonders of ancient horse-hair plaster on lathe, which is very common across Melbourne in houses of this age. However moisture and foundation problems are obvious and are part of what's making the plaster problems worse.
The word LAND LORD Gives their lordships and ladies a ladder to acquired monetary gain . Unfortunately today they are the Lords of inequalities in rental ripping Off what they do get away with. They are Lords can't touch them 😮😮😮😮
I dunno. It looks like a pretty nice place. Similar to 100% of other share houses in Brunswick that I've lived in. Criminal about the eviction and treatment of tenants. We've learned to keep our mouths shut to avoid this problem.
Should not have been rented in that state. The other side of the coin is that to fix the problems probably costs about as much as it'd cost to knock down and rebuild. Rough.
Has the Council taken any action with regard to the structural instability? They should be issuing a notice on the owners to show cause why structural remediation works should not be undertaken (as well as an order to vacate).
Sorry if this is inappropriate, but you have the perfect coiffed moustache Just had to say it. Thank you for your advocacy for people who want to rent safely and affordably.
And yet investors are increasingly turning away from the Melbourne property market, thus creating even more supply issues? Can anyone think of any reasons why Melbourne might be seen as less attractive to invest in and create rental housing supply?
Money isn’t cheap any more. Houses are not going up in value as quickly. There are better investment options for investors right now. New houses cost 40% more to build than they did a few years ago. Massive government policy failure over decades. We’re screwed.
The situation is more complicated than simply demonising the landlord/agent. The cost of repairing all this would likely cost the equivalent of multiple years of rent. Didn't the tenants inspect the place before they moved in? I'm not saying the landlord is in the right, but at least the tenants can move out, the landlord is stuck with the place and the expensive repairs. You could do a hit piece on why do trades cost so much, but it's not their fault either, they only charge the going rate.
Just a question: why are the risks and obligations of owning and leasing property even worth mentioning here? The focus of this and Jordan's other videos is the unfair and inhumane living situations renters are forced into by a property market that glosses over the realities of owning and maintaining habitable property in favour of touting massive ROIs. Sure, an owner might have made a dodgy investment but that is a risk they take on when they enter the real estate market. By choosing to purchase and lease a residential property, they are consequently taking on the responsibility for the costs of maintenance and repair. If those risks are too much for them to reasonably keep up with, they should be putting their money somewhere else. What Jordan's illustrating with these videos is that these risks and their consequences are being passed onto tenants who, because of the way the system has been structured, are more vulnerable and lack the avenues and means to secure justice when even the most badic of human rights - safe habitation - is being flouted. The poor investment choices and management practices of people fortunate enough to be able to buy into the real estate market is not what we're here to talk about.
@@laurafergs88 There's definitely some landlords who didn't do their due diligence or even intentionally try to get away with renting defective properties. I like that these videos incorporate investigative journalism rather than merely commenting on news reports, but I'm just saying that pointing the finger at landlords as a primary cause for problems in the overall property market seems to be biased and probably even Marxist informed. I don't think typical tenants are so vulnerable that they are "forced" to rent properties that are uninhabitable, though no doubt some people are desperate. Townhouses in Brunswick aren't especially at the low end of the rental scale so I don't feel particularly sympathetic for these tenants; if they were looking to save money they could have gone further out from the city. To digress a bit, the reason why property prices go up vs wages is that there's constant inflation to some degree or other. We had a recent inflation spike due to government debt during the pandemic but inflation is always present even if it's not usually as noticeable. New debt causes inflation due to how the financial system is set up. There's many sides to the housing affordability issue, focussing in on landlords seems to be distorting the issue along Marxist class war lines. Greater regulation on landlords wouldn't solve the problem, it would probably reduce rental supply and raise rents; but, in the circumstances of the video, where the rental agency seemed to have been aware of the problems with the property before they leased it, compensation to the tenants may be justified, yet, tenants should also do due diligence and inspect properties carefully before taking them, there is onus on tenants here, they can't just say they were desperate to find a place in Brunswick so they didn't take notice of the condition. I hope this clears up my point of view :).
@@Alex-kj9rc I can see where you’re coming from, but I think it’s still missing the point of the videos. You mention the tenants choosing to live in Brunswick and while I appreciate that it’s not the cheap student enclave it was around 15 to 25 years ago, it doesn’t mean that the folks choosing to live there are only doing so because they’re looking to save money. I imagine they’re paying a standard market rate, if a touch below. They’re choosing to live in these inner ring areas because it’s what they can afford whilst also balancing their need to be close to services, social networks and employment. They might not be able to afford a car and so need to be in an area that is well serviced by PTV or has those essential services and employment within walking or cycling distance. The provision of housing, let alone the affordability of it, is as you say much more complex than just irresponsible landlords and, as we have things structured in Australia, almost a totality of the country’s rental stock is provided by the private market. But that is the aspect that Jordan’s videos focus on and there is a power imbalance there which leaves the door open for the examples he showcases to crop up. If we do want to get into critiquing the provision of affordable housing or implementing changes to the system as it exists now, that needs to be done through placing pressure on those who govern how that housing is provided - state and local governments, and the market. I note a distaste for Marxist-leaning rhetoric in your reply and that’s fine, but I don’t think we can get away from the point that we are in a situation that seems to be getting more and more dire. The institutions which uphold the system as it’s currently operating do require a social license from the public to operate. By Jordan highlighting these situations, he’s illustrating where (from his and his audience’s point of view, it may not be yours) that this social license isn’t being upheld. You mention that the onus is on the tenants and I think that is missing the bigger economic picture that you’ve referenced. As I mentioned before, there is a considerable power imbalance between tenants and landlords. It is not a renters market as it was briefly during the pandemic - we have record low vacancy rates for rental properties across the nation, along with soaring rents as owners pass on interest rate rises. Many renters do not have the financial capital to choose a residence without price seriously affecting where their choice and, as mentioned before, they often need to balance this tight budget with remaining close to their places of employment. Brunswick is very close to the CBD, where the majority of job opportunities exist. This spatial agglomeration is how cities in the post-industrial world function. As opportunities increase in the city, so do house prices which are close to the CBD or have good connectivity and services to it and requiring those with less capital to move further away from those areas. However, because we have a density aversion in Australia, we instead have sprawling suburbs which have low provision of infrastructure and services, along with poor PTV connectivity, which entrenches car reliance and lengthy commutes. For folks with low incomes or particular needs, this decision is not an easy one as both have extremely detrimental downsides. They can choose to live close to the city and then spend more than is feasible on rent; or they can live further out to pay less rent but still be penalized financially by being obligated to own and maintain a car, travel and commute for longer than is feasible and/or be socially isolated from their kith and kin. It’s also important to acknowledge that many of the people in these situations are classified as ‘essential workers’ - people we need to perform the necessary functions of modern day life and if they can’t afford to live near or easily travel to their place of work, the whole economy begins to falter, as it already is with worker shortages and increased instances of chronic burn out. Take a look at what’s going on in the health and education sectors at the moment - chronic worker shortages and intense overwork for the ones who are left is an everyday experience for paramedics and teachers across the country right now. If we don’t make safe and affordable housing a priority for this cohort, we’re going to continue to struggle with these issues as conditions drive more people away from these jobs. I’m not saying private property ownership is bad, I’m saying that it needs to be entered into carefully and regulated better - for both owner and tenant. What Jordan’s doing with his videos is highlighting the growing inequality in how things are being done with the aim of inducing change. And if a few landlords get hurt feelings about being a part of this system, regardless of whether they’re good or bad landlords, I don’t think that’s such a big crime.
Fucking insane that the tenants get no cover or compensation for being unhoused this dramatically. It's not a rigged system, it's just a fucking joke.
It shouldn't be legal to rent out a property where the previous tenants were evicted for repairs, without those repairs being done.
Only illegal if you get caught... which looks like is about to happen
It's illegal to rely on a clause that doesn't correspond with the reality. For example, evicting a tenant because they are having a family member move in, they can't then put the property back on the market for a minimum of 6 months.
I don't think a specific law is even necessary, it's just an abuse of process, and goes against the whole system of law that is predicated on honesty and candour.
However, the reality is, who is monitoring these things with enough attention to ensure compliance? The previous renter who has nothing to personally gain for their efforts?
i mean i dont think it would ultimately be legal.
if a clause states "you must have x criteria for eviction" and you misrepresent that you meet the standards for it, thats just lying/fraud. We don't need to have a specific law that says "lying about following the law when you arent is illegal" because it just is illegal because you broke the regs or laws. Issue is if no one enforces it it doesnt matter.
Also shouldn't be allowed to take a tenants bond for cleaning and then leave the cleaning for the next tenant and expect the house to be cleaner than it was when the next tenant moves out.
@@esmeraldagreengate4354 No bond claim should even be entertained without so much as threshold proof. The fact is gets caught up purely by an unsubstantiated claim is often used a strategic pressure against the poor who abdicate their rights out of necessity. These systems are classist and profoundly unjust.
Lol the real estate agency ignores the first report and only acknowledges the issue because the tenants questioned a rent increase because the fucking house is falling apart.
I lived in Stewart Street Brunswick as a ward of the state in the early 80s, renting from a sly landlord back then. Nothing has changed for the poor. Too many people own too many houses in Brunswick - people owning more than one house and many in Brunswick have built little empires from being landlords. It was happening in the 80s but nobody talked about it much back then. Housing is an essential service - we all need somewhere to live. Thanks for your great channel.
Showing a shoddy place to local MPs and trying to help those were were negatively impacted by this. You're doing awesome work.
"this powerpoint is straighter than me" Fkn Sent me! Love your work PP/Jordie
Dr Tim Read is a good guy
I had huge problems with jellis craig some years ago. They misrepresented the apartment in Richmond they rented to me. I took them VCAT and won but the whole thing was so stressful!
What happened?
If it's known complaints have been made and nothing has been done to address the situation, all the rent from the date of complaint to present should be reimbursed.
It's an issue of enforcement. The tenant could theoretically go to VCAT and try claim reimbursement, but despite the tribunal being "informal", it's a big ask to both know your legal rights and then how to appropriately enforce them. Especially when the law is not necessarily clear and determinate.
@@rhyscooper3693 people need to know that there are tenancy advocates that can help you with all of that
This popped up in my feed.
I’m disgusted by the rent increase, and horrified by the conditions of the house.
Tenants are obliged to notify landlords/agents of disrepair.
They did the right thing and were penalised for it, it seems.
Those poor tenants.
I notice this is a few months old, so I hope the people who were living there, have found a wonderful home to live in. 💜
Kudos to Tim for going out and having a look, and to you for drawing attention to this issue.
oh wow, this place hahahahaha. i am VERY acquainted with this house as close family live almost close enough to share a fence and i have been inside the place on various inspections as it was shuffled from owner to owner in the 1990s and 2000s as well as knowing the tenants who lived there around 2005 or so. there definitely is a second ceiling above the visible one in the front room, or bits of one at least. there used to be a beautiful hand-crafted concrete pattern - light fixture on the ceiling in there that was heritage listed along with the front facade but it collapsed from lack of maintenance years and years and years ago. it's a real disappointment because they were originally built in the art deco era and the original fixtures in them are absolutely amazing. HEAPS of the damage seen here has been there for more than twenty years. "the landlord has got to have known about this for years" hahahahaha yep the house was sold in that condition
Definitely think you should adopt the term "architectural dandruff" for future properties 😂
One point I'd like to address with Dr Tim's comment "one of the reasons why tenants are treated so badly is because we have a rental crisis" - it's always been like this, and we haven't always had a rental crisis. For the 25 years I've been renting, there's always been a shortage of affordable accommodation that wasn't awful, and the expense and disruption of moving, along the the near certainty that the next place won't be any better, outweighs the chance that you might finally get to live in a mould-free home.
No point having rental rights if the blowback on enforcing them just renders you homeless.
The absurdity of laws like "if it's not in minimum condition you don't have to move in until it's fixed"
Like... I paid trucks and removals, and gave an exit date on my existing property. Do they seriously draft these laws thinking the tenant has surplus houses to live in?
@timconnors came here to make the same comment you did
This type of shit should have property owners stripped of all ownership of all their properties, because if one place is like this you bet all of their shit is ignored like this.
Wha? Stripped of all their properties coz? You say so? Grow up
Love the videos! Keep sticking it to 'em!
How do Jellis Craig claim to be a professional property management company adhering to standards? Their refusal to say anything just tells me exactly what sort of agency they are running. Wow.
they’re all bloody cowboys because lack of regulation allows it.
the market is totally out of control, and so are the “property managers” who profit from it
It's like this everywhere. These companies are either dodgy or incompetent. There are no good ones.
I hope the tenants get their bond back in full too.
Wow, Tim is awesome. You should always invite the local MPs along. Keep up the great work 👍
Ah the Melbourne rental property market. Living the dream.
i feel so bad for the poor tenants just trying to do the right thing and not be killed in a crumbling death trap.
i’m sure it wasn’t a “cheap rental” before the proposed rent increase, either.
hope they find a sweet new place soon
Its not the housing crisis. This has been going on for years. Its MONEY. “Investors” and agents have been doing this to people because the legislation allows it. Not the market, the legislation. Old mate seems capable of changing that …… but will he put forward a new bill?
The fact that the landlord wanted to increase the rent for an unsafe house!
What a dirty grub
Had years in a house like that. The ceiling did indeed cave in. Did a pretty sick dive roll out of the way of the rubble.
Now living in a cesspit of black mould, but the ceiling seems fine. In short, this doesn't seem too bad for Melbourne
Good on you for naming and shaming the real estate.
A reputable agent (an oxymoron) should refuse to act as agents for such dumps.
And no doubt the owner will still get a tax deduction for owning a garret
Exactly its a joke
As a pensioner with limited money, I've rented dodgy places, but that (thankfully former) rental is outright terrifying.
i used to be able to see blue sky between the roof and ceiling in the bedroom of a place i rented once, but i never feared for my life like i would have had i been stuck in this place.
I'm in the same situation though not as bad. I have several broken windows from rot that I can't open. Been chasing it up for years and nothing is ever done yet they still keep uping the rent. They also put me on a month to month lease 2 weeks after I just signed a fixed lease. Which I know is illegal. Should come visit my place. But I don't want to get evicted
Have you tried putting in an urgent work order?
The musky damp smell I could almost guarantee can be fixed.
With these old terrace homes there is almost a complete lack of subfloor ventilation so the moisture builds and condenses over time, efflorescence starts to buildup, the subfloor timbers start to rot, mold grows and the smells emanate throughout the home. Let the subfloor breath and it will generally disappear within a few weeks.
As for the subfloor structure, that may be a very different situation but you won’t ever know until you get under there.
I dont understand why the same standards of commerce we expect for appliances and services dont apply for housing. Oh thats right, we are peasants
very sad situation. thanks for raising awareness homie
Agree with Tim, the real estate agency can choose to not service this landlord.
Would be really interesting to see the property condition report prior to the renters moving in. If they noted the cracks and rising damp damage then they have with full knowledge rented out an unsafe property.
I lived in a place like this in Melbourne for years, but i loved it 😂 it was cheap and in a great location, and the landlords did what they could to fix things. Gave me a rental reduction so that i didnt habe to move out during covid. But feel for these tenants
I saw the front with scaffolding and the cracks and thought 'that's okay, its an old house it might be cosmetic...' those deep cracks in the bedroom though? that is insane..
they'll be renting it out to someone who won't complain next week
Market failure?? How about criminal negligence and false advertising. The land Lord and real-estate agents should be charged. Problems like this have always existed.
Tim did a solid walkthrough, but I'll be honest yours was streets ahead.
Please keep drawing attention to these issues.
It’s actually insane that these landlords get away with this.
lol my friend was renting a house in Brunswick very similar to this, plaster falling off the ceiling in massive chunks, huge cracks in concrete etc.
ATO needs to cease paying out business tax claims. How about we all write to ATO Commissioner and give them the address and they can give them an ATO Audit. Fine States also for leaving this place and others without a "demolition notice".
Someone I know just moved out of a place that looked like this in footscray, the landlord decided to sell... The sale pictures aren't showing the cracks which is wild and I doubt they fixed it properly
Love your videos! Glad Dr Read was able to take a look too 👀
Lmao i think i inspected this place a few years ago, wild
Tim's walkthrough was better. Sorry. Architectural dandruff is a term I'm glad I didn't know until now.
To be fair, look at both sides. Could councils make planning laws easier for landlords to do major repairs and rebuilds without getting tied up in planning for years?
They could, but on the other hand, if you buy a property to rent out, you have a responsibility to ensure that it is in good repair before buying it, and definitely before renting it out. According to another comment from someone who lives nearby, this place has gone through several changes of ownership, any of whom could have done their due diligence to ensure the place was fit for habitation. The buck stops there. If you're going to buy an investment property, do your homework!
You don't need permission to fix walls and roofs.
@@esmeraldagreengate4354 No, but if you're going to spend the massive amount to fix this place up you'd be a moron not to redevelop it into something that you may get an ROI out of.
I hope they can take the landlord/RE to VCAT if thats what it is called...... I do not live in Melb I live with my parents but the thought of being a renter makes me want to sleep in my car instead....... atleast I can control my environment opposed to one owned by another person.
Shhh. Don't tell the investors about cars, or they'll buy them all up, as investments, and rent them back to us at twice the price 😮
@@RussellCox 😂😂😂😂👌
It looks like the sort of place where students would club together to live - and it's just coming into the exam period. If it's students, the timing is extra terrible.
I bet you the floorboards are practically on the ground. The foundation has gone in this house 😢
Dozens of houses available for rent if you move out of cbd. Why wouldn't anyone move further out its half the price... Tenant could have gone to VCAT to demand repairs. However there is no way these substantial repairs could be done while anyone was living there.
The cracking inside the house is not visually appearing but it's not unsafe. Just the wonders of ancient horse-hair plaster on lathe, which is very common across Melbourne in houses of this age. However moisture and foundation problems are obvious and are part of what's making the plaster problems worse.
Not unsafe?! Are you mad?
Not unsafe?? I'd say the mould and massive cracks are all part of the same kit and caboodle!
I assume that you have not inspected the property, so I assume that you don't know what you're talking about.
Are you the house owner .. or a representative 😂😂
We have eyes .. no one believes you
(Needs to prop up balcony with metal rods… safe)
The word
LAND LORD
Gives their lordships and ladies a ladder to acquired monetary gain .
Unfortunately today they are the Lords of inequalities in rental ripping
Off what they do get away with.
They are Lords can't touch them 😮😮😮😮
This needs to be pulled down… doubt you could even fix it .
I dunno. It looks like a pretty nice place. Similar to 100% of other share houses in Brunswick that I've lived in. Criminal about the eviction and treatment of tenants. We've learned to keep our mouths shut to avoid this problem.
Is that a brick house? or is it timber?
Should not have been rented in that state. The other side of the coin is that to fix the problems probably costs about as much as it'd cost to knock down and rebuild. Rough.
Whats the MP doing about it tho?
How did this house get to this point? That degradation and movement hasn't happened overnight.
Has the Council taken any action with regard to the structural instability? They should be issuing a notice on the owners to show cause why structural remediation works should not be undertaken (as well as an order to vacate).
I love your sarcasm!!
This is back on the market btw $600 pw
Sorry if this is inappropriate, but you have the perfect coiffed moustache
Just had to say it.
Thank you for your advocacy for people who want to rent safely and affordably.
Landlords have no rights respectively
next medium sized earthquake, i'd get the hell out
Church of nurgle nothing wrong with the rot.😅
Contact the tenants u ion of Victoria
And yet investors are increasingly turning away from the Melbourne property market, thus creating even more supply issues? Can anyone think of any reasons why Melbourne might be seen as less attractive to invest in and create rental housing supply?
Money isn’t cheap any more. Houses are not going up in value as quickly. There are better investment options for investors right now. New houses cost 40% more to build than they did a few years ago. Massive government policy failure over decades. We’re screwed.
architectural dandruff?
The situation is more complicated than simply demonising the landlord/agent. The cost of repairing all this would likely cost the equivalent of multiple years of rent. Didn't the tenants inspect the place before they moved in? I'm not saying the landlord is in the right, but at least the tenants can move out, the landlord is stuck with the place and the expensive repairs. You could do a hit piece on why do trades cost so much, but it's not their fault either, they only charge the going rate.
Aw, poor mom and pop investors. 😥😢😭
Just a question: why are the risks and obligations of owning and leasing property even worth mentioning here? The focus of this and Jordan's other videos is the unfair and inhumane living situations renters are forced into by a property market that glosses over the realities of owning and maintaining habitable property in favour of touting massive ROIs. Sure, an owner might have made a dodgy investment but that is a risk they take on when they enter the real estate market. By choosing to purchase and lease a residential property, they are consequently taking on the responsibility for the costs of maintenance and repair. If those risks are too much for them to reasonably keep up with, they should be putting their money somewhere else.
What Jordan's illustrating with these videos is that these risks and their consequences are being passed onto tenants who, because of the way the system has been structured, are more vulnerable and lack the avenues and means to secure justice when even the most badic of human rights - safe habitation - is being flouted. The poor investment choices and management practices of people fortunate enough to be able to buy into the real estate market is not what we're here to talk about.
@@laurafergs88 Hear hear.👏🏻👏🏻
@@laurafergs88 There's definitely some landlords who didn't do their due diligence or even intentionally try to get away with renting defective properties. I like that these videos incorporate investigative journalism rather than merely commenting on news reports, but I'm just saying that pointing the finger at landlords as a primary cause for problems in the overall property market seems to be biased and probably even Marxist informed. I don't think typical tenants are so vulnerable that they are "forced" to rent properties that are uninhabitable, though no doubt some people are desperate. Townhouses in Brunswick aren't especially at the low end of the rental scale so I don't feel particularly sympathetic for these tenants; if they were looking to save money they could have gone further out from the city. To digress a bit, the reason why property prices go up vs wages is that there's constant inflation to some degree or other. We had a recent inflation spike due to government debt during the pandemic but inflation is always present even if it's not usually as noticeable. New debt causes inflation due to how the financial system is set up. There's many sides to the housing affordability issue, focussing in on landlords seems to be distorting the issue along Marxist class war lines. Greater regulation on landlords wouldn't solve the problem, it would probably reduce rental supply and raise rents; but, in the circumstances of the video, where the rental agency seemed to have been aware of the problems with the property before they leased it, compensation to the tenants may be justified, yet, tenants should also do due diligence and inspect properties carefully before taking them, there is onus on tenants here, they can't just say they were desperate to find a place in Brunswick so they didn't take notice of the condition. I hope this clears up my point of view :).
@@Alex-kj9rc I can see where you’re coming from, but I think it’s still missing the point of the videos. You mention the tenants choosing to live in Brunswick and while I appreciate that it’s not the cheap student enclave it was around 15 to 25 years ago, it doesn’t mean that the folks choosing to live there are only doing so because they’re looking to save money. I imagine they’re paying a standard market rate, if a touch below. They’re choosing to live in these inner ring areas because it’s what they can afford whilst also balancing their need to be close to services, social networks and employment. They might not be able to afford a car and so need to be in an area that is well serviced by PTV or has those essential services and employment within walking or cycling distance. The provision of housing, let alone the affordability of it, is as you say much more complex than just irresponsible landlords and, as we have things structured in Australia, almost a totality of the country’s rental stock is provided by the private market. But that is the aspect that Jordan’s videos focus on and there is a power imbalance there which leaves the door open for the examples he showcases to crop up.
If we do want to get into critiquing the provision of affordable housing or implementing changes to the system as it exists now, that needs to be done through placing pressure on those who govern how that housing is provided - state and local governments, and the market. I note a distaste for Marxist-leaning rhetoric in your reply and that’s fine, but I don’t think we can get away from the point that we are in a situation that seems to be getting more and more dire. The institutions which uphold the system as it’s currently operating do require a social license from the public to operate. By Jordan highlighting these situations, he’s illustrating where (from his and his audience’s point of view, it may not be yours) that this social license isn’t being upheld.
You mention that the onus is on the tenants and I think that is missing the bigger economic picture that you’ve referenced. As I mentioned before, there is a considerable power imbalance between tenants and landlords. It is not a renters market as it was briefly during the pandemic - we have record low vacancy rates for rental properties across the nation, along with soaring rents as owners pass on interest rate rises. Many renters do not have the financial capital to choose a residence without price seriously affecting where their choice and, as mentioned before, they often need to balance this tight budget with remaining close to their places of employment. Brunswick is very close to the CBD, where the majority of job opportunities exist. This spatial agglomeration is how cities in the post-industrial world function. As opportunities increase in the city, so do house prices which are close to the CBD or have good connectivity and services to it and requiring those with less capital to move further away from those areas. However, because we have a density aversion in Australia, we instead have sprawling suburbs which have low provision of infrastructure and services, along with poor PTV connectivity, which entrenches car reliance and lengthy commutes. For folks with low incomes or particular needs, this decision is not an easy one as both have extremely detrimental downsides. They can choose to live close to the city and then spend more than is feasible on rent; or they can live further out to pay less rent but still be penalized financially by being obligated to own and maintain a car, travel and commute for longer than is feasible and/or be socially isolated from their kith and kin. It’s also important to acknowledge that many of the people in these situations are classified as ‘essential workers’ - people we need to perform the necessary functions of modern day life and if they can’t afford to live near or easily travel to their place of work, the whole economy begins to falter, as it already is with worker shortages and increased instances of chronic burn out. Take a look at what’s going on in the health and education sectors at the moment - chronic worker shortages and intense overwork for the ones who are left is an everyday experience for paramedics and teachers across the country right now. If we don’t make safe and affordable housing a priority for this cohort, we’re going to continue to struggle with these issues as conditions drive more people away from these jobs.
I’m not saying private property ownership is bad, I’m saying that it needs to be entered into carefully and regulated better - for both owner and tenant. What Jordan’s doing with his videos is highlighting the growing inequality in how things are being done with the aim of inducing change. And if a few landlords get hurt feelings about being a part of this system, regardless of whether they’re good or bad landlords, I don’t think that’s such a big crime.