2143 Fifteenth Street, Irymple VIC 3498

For four years this house had serious roof leaks. The agent told me to keep using buckets under the four leaking spots, and nothing was fixed. I used fans to dry the floor each time it rained, but mould eventually spread through the bedrooms. For eight months my six children and I had to sleep in the lounge because the bedrooms smelled of damp and mould. I went to Consumer Affairs and VCAT, which ordered repairs, but the agents ignored it and issued two notices to vacate instead. Their manager even told me it was sad I was making the children live in a mouldy house. They refused to renew the lease, never carried out repairs, and sold the house after I left. It was a distressing experience that showed how little care was given to tenants’ health and wellbeing.