Nata,
Thats terrible! I'm sorry for your friend.
I don't know about other states, but in NSW, if a tenant is 2 weeks behind in rent you can send them an eviction letter giving them 2 weeks to leave, this would limit the loss to a 4 week period. It's unfortunate that this person abused the system for their personal satisfaction, I believe that taking this kind of thing would be not worth pursuing. However, NSW hhas made the process easier, I think you can represent yourself and take the matter to the small claims court. Also, had someone done this to me and I figured it was worth chasing, I'd have taken legal advice, which may have been able to subpoena records to see if there had been a history of "suicide" attempts. Again, this would be high cost. IMO, Id cut my losses with the eviction and start again.
- nailing home your point of finding a good tenant!
Here is a useful website for anyone interested:
fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/ftw/Tenants_and_home_owners/Being_a_landlord/During_a_tenancy/Non_payment_of_rent.page
Also see:
RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 2010 - SECT 87
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