A Canberra couple has been awarded $1,500 in damages by the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal after the woman was woken by a real estate agent conducting an inspection in her bedroom.
The agent said he knocked on the door and called out after using a key to gain access to the property, which the tenants disputed.
The tribunal found the incident constituted trespass, and any consent given to continue the inspection was gained under duress.
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It’s definitely a lot lower than I would want if someone decided they could walk in when I was asleep.
Was notice given? Imagine your job is to do inspections. You knock. Nobody home. Damn, I’ll have to go in.
Go in. Do inspection. Get to room. BAM!
Someone there.
The inspector was probably as surprised as the person sleeping.
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$1500? He’d have been paying me with his life. The only reason anyone else should be in my room at night is if my house is on fire. Otherwise, there’s no reason I should be working all my life and paying all my money.
