Calls for stronger protection for landlords after tenants leave behind $50k in damages
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An Adelaide homeowner is calling for stronger protection for landlords after his former tenants allegedly caused $50,000 in damages when a new rental unit was trashed.

Owner Massimo Fazzalari claims his new Pooraka unit was trashed just six months after he rented it out to a family of four.

“First time ever doing something like that, I was pretty keen to dip my fingers into the market,” Fazzalari said.

Owner Massimo Fazzalari claims his new Pooraka unit was trashed. (Nine)

The family failed a rental inspection in January allegedly after not maintaining the property in a reasonable condition.

Fazzalari claims 10 weeks later they stopped paying rent.

“You would not wanna live in here, not in this current state. You cannot live in this place,” he said.

“I could be giving it to someone who’s deserving of a house, who needs a house, who’s got young kids, who are on the actual streets,” he said.

Fazzalari brought the family before the South Australia Civil and Administrative Tribunal (SACAT) in February, asserting that he was owed $10,000 in unpaid rent and $50,000 in damages.

In April it was decided the tenants’ lease would cease on Monday, giving them 11 weeks to find a new home.

Fazzalari claims his tenants left $50,000 worth of damage. (Nine)
Fazzalari says he feels like his hands were tied and was given no other option but to let the tenants stay on. (Nine)

Critics believe laws passed last year to better protect renters have gone too far.

“The rights of property owners and landlords like Massimo are being taken away,” independent MP Frank Pangallo said.

In a statement to 9News, SACAT said all parties reached an agreement in April for the tenants to stay until June.

But Fazzalari says he feels like his hands were tied and was given no other option but to let the tenants stay on.

“[I] want nothing to do with houses ever again,” he said.

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