#50164
Daisy55
Flatchatter

    Short-term lets caused the spread of coronavirus in an apartment block in South Yarra, Victoria. As an owner in this block of over 500 apartments, I was advised by a concerned friend with medical connections, to leave my home. Becasue of short-term letting, no-one, including the building manger knows who lives in my home.

    These recovering cases chose my home to isolate in. I am an older person and spent two months on a rural property while the government wisely and belatedly began to take holiday tourists from the wharf and airport to hotels.

    What happens when this arrangement stops? Will the tourists who went overseas be back? Will I ever be able to Stay Home – Stay Safe?

    In South Yarra, , coronavirus was detected in at least 10 people in the same apartment. One was from a long-tern tenant just back from America. Her story was in the daily press.

    But others were from unidentified short-term-lets, some of whom were told to self-isolate and chose a high-rise with 1000 residents for their personal recovery. Of course, they spread it. I found out through sources I cannot divulge, but it caused me (as an older person) to leave my home for two months.

    The owner’s corporation sent out an email to owners to say it was not in our property. Disgraceful as it only encouraged more businesses to advertise.

    A residential property is not a commercial property, but Consumer Affairs in Victoria has no teeth and approves of these commercial businesses in private apartments.