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@Millie said:
The propriety rights of owners of existing residential properties must be respected by the NSW Government.In Residential Zones where short term tourist accommodation is not currently permitted and/or where Development Consents already prohibit short term rentals, the NSW Government should not remove the legal rights of owners.
Refer to NSW case law.
So who is going to sue the government? Unless you can persuade enough MPs to take up cudgels on your behalf, you are left with trying to establish a legal precedent at the High Court that says the proposed laws are unconstitutional.
It’s theoretically possible but who’s going to pay for the lawyers – especially when you’ve got a $50bn corporation on the other side? If you can’t get any joy from the Ombudsman, whose stated remit is to make sure councils enforce their laws, then you are bashing your head off a brick wall.
Repeating the findings of the Land & Environment Court and any other “case law” isn’t making any difference.
In a building where the majority of owners in my block wanted short-term letting, I would be filling my flat up with backpackers and renting somewhere really nice in a building where people give a damn.