A Sydney renter has shared the conditions at a sharehouse in Sydney’s Petersham. Picture: TikTok.
A Sydney renter has shared her experience of the conditions she claims she lived through in a sharehouse via a video posted to TikTok.
The renter claimed in the video that the property in the inner west suburb of Petersham had unaddressed bug infestation throughout the house and a window that could be opened from the outside.
The home also allegedly featured a random shipping container in the backyard.
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The poster described the externally accessible window as “Perfect for burglaries”. Picture: TikTok
The creator said she spent $240 a week on rent, the least out of the sharehouse’s nine tenants.
“I paid the least as well, they would change the prices for each room, some people were paying 350!” she said.
The video also showed an outdoor “shared living room” that was essentially an alleyway, and a shower with pretty lacklustre water pressure.
The creator also said that only two toilets were available for the nine tenants.
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The sharehouse was alleged to have numerous issues. Picture: TikTok
Commenters were appalled by the state of the home, with one user commenting “Sydney is probably the worst place to live in Aus (sic)”. Another said: “Saving this for whenever someone bothers me about living with my parents”.
Others urged the user to seek out better options. “You don’t need to live in the city. Go outer like western suburbs you will find something more cleaner and descent,” one comment said.
Many users urged the poster to take action, with one user commenting “I would lodge a complaint with NSW Fair Trade for unliveable conditions”.
Other users were not surprised by the conditions, with one commenting: “That’s exactly what $240 will get you in Sydney.”
It is understood the poster no longer lives at the sharehouse and filmed the video before she left.
“I genuinely wanted to report the living conditions … but I had no idea where to start,” she commented. “I’ve also moved out now so not sure there’s much I can do now.”
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