Seems kind of bizarre that a ‘distant relative’ would be permitted or allowed to reside in the apartment without paying rent and without the owners permission??? He must have been given a key to the front door to get inside in the first place, so he must have the owners permission? Must be more to this story than it seems? I mean who lets people you barely know reside in your property particularly when the owner is paying council rates and strata levies without any rental income coming in to cover it? If the owner wants him gone, then there are several ways around the law to get rid of a ‘squatter’.
I always wonder about these people on Facebook who post that they need a house sitter or pet sitter to reside in their home while they go away on holiday. Who in their right mind would permit a total stranger free range of their home?