Terminating tenancies on grounds of illegal drugs stored in IP

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  1. geoffw

    geoffw Moderator Staff Member

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    My parents had a house in North Melbourne many many years ago. They had tenants recommended by a very well known politician at the time. As it turned out, the tenants were into drug dealing in a big way, and not just weed. The place was subject to a number of police raids, which continued for the next set of tenants.

    They ended up selling as a result - a pity, as that was in the day when North Melbourne wasn't particularly trendy or expensive.
     
    geoffw, 22nd Sep, 2020
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    geoffw Moderator Staff Member

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    I don't know if it makes a difference - but are we talking about Queensland? There will be different laws between states.
     
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    Agreed, but I don't think too many tenancy agreements are terminated on those grounds alone.
     
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    That's very sad to hear.
     
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    Yes, Qld, thanks. The information and suggestions so far have been very good. It is interesting how the different states approach this.
     
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    For nuisance essentially? Not too many private tenancies but a fair few public housing ones.

    Most of my trial work as a junior lawyer was for these sorts of matters.
     
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    I bet you have heard some really interesting matters! The RTRAA seems to be a bit tougher with a lesser burden of proof for public tenants/state lessor, especially with 'proving' illegal activities. I was just about to start looking through Austlii for any QCAT/Supreme Court cases - or are these cases all subject to non publication orders?
     
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    Just had a look through using RTA and breach as search terms. I am surprised, I would have thought there would be a lot more cases. Hopefully mediation and communication has solved a lot of cases before it gets that far.
     
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