Read the crazy list of questions landlords ask tenants to answer
A landlord has stunned Australian tenants with a shocking list of questions to assess whether they would be worthy apartment tenants.
The crazy checklist asked potential renters several bizarre questions, such as whether they were married, the type of car they owned and whether their MyGov was linked to their ATO account.
The ‘rental application form’ contained around twenty questions, and respondents were asked to complete the answers and return them to the landlord.
A copy of the application was shared on several social media platforms, including Facebook and X.
Social media users were baffled by the list, which criticized the landlord for the types of questions they came up with.
A landlord has created a list of bizarre questions (pictured), shocking tenants about the unusual requests before they are considered an eligible tenant for the apartment
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“This is what happens when vacancy rates are this low,” one person wrote.
‘OMG!’ another added.
“Have you linked MyGov to ATO?” Gee, I wonder why that’s asked?,” said another.
“Are these even legal.”
Others saw the funnier side of the landlord’s requests and wondered why they didn’t ask other bizarre questions.
‘They have to add: the mother’s maiden name, the name of the first dog, the city where you were born. All common recovery questions,” one user wrote.
“Forgot to ask for a copy of the bank statements,” said another.
‘This is also what every real estate(sic) asks for.’
Some questioned whether the form was fake and whether a real landlord had requested that these requirements be met before renting the apartment.
“Sounds suspicious and sloppy,” one user wrote.
Some suggested it was a scammer posing as a landlord.
Due to the low vacancy rate, there are few homes available for tenants
The list of bizarre questions comes as Australians continue to struggle to find a roof to keep over their heads as house prices rise and availability decreases.
House prices in Australian cities have risen by double digits in less than a year, despite 13 rate hikes in 18 months, pushing cash rates to 4.35 percent.
The latest figures from Core Logic show that the national vacancy rate for rental properties across Australia has fallen to a record low of 1.1 per cent.
Rents across the country also fell to their lowest level since November 2012.
The number of building permits has fallen by 40 percent after a number of large companies collapsed.