Melbourne real estate agency fined $7,000 for locking students out of apartment
by Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#63H2K)
Agency fined after denying students access to their homes during the pandemic, but company says it fell victim to a business gone bust
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A Melbourne real estate agency that locked international students out of their apartment building during the pandemic has been convicted and fined $7,000.
Waterdale Estate Agents was found guilty in Melbourne magistrates court of making a fraudulent misrepresentation to renters by serving a notice to vacate, in breach of Covid-19 renting laws.
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