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I sat in on a Tribunal matter where the case involved 17 people being in a strata unit in Byron Bay. An owner let the property and the lessee then used the place as a “backpackers” for people looking for cheap, short term, accommodation.
One interesting aspect of the matter was the way the lessee could make good money before the system finally got around to doing anything.
By moving from lease to lease and doing this sort of cramming a person can make quite a good living given the systems inability to address such issues in real time. The lessee had shot through prior to the hearing but would have made quite good money by the time the whole process had got that far.
Of further interest was the way the Member viewed the matter. It was a question of fire safety for the Member. Could 17 people be reasonably expected to be able to safely get out of the unit in the event of a fire. No no no.
The slowness of the dispute resolution mechanism of the SSMA is like a host for some parasites to attach themselves to and it is impossible to tell Macquarie St anything.