Fresh twist in case of landlord who started CAMPING in the backyard of her tenant’s home as council steps in – while furious homeowner’s husband says renter is a ‘MARKED MAN’
- Landlord who pitched a tent in the backyard of her tenant’s home has now left
- Pascale Hubert and her husband claimed it was part of their lease agreement
- Tenants Nicky and William, who have three kids, were infuriated by decision
- Clarence Valley Council on NSW north coast ruled the landlords were in wrong
A landlord and her husband who brazenly camped for weeks in the backyard of their tenant’s home have been forced to leave the property after the council stepped in.
Homeowner Pascale Hubert and her husband sparked outrage after setting up a teepee and moving in without warning at the Yamba home on the NSW north coast.
Tenants Nicky and William and their three young children were sent a text informing them of the impending move by Ms Hubert on Christmas Day.
Despite complaints and community outrage, police were reportedly powerless to remove the couple as it was part of their $560-a-week lease agreement.
But in a surprise development, Clarence Valley Council discovered the couple were in breach of illegally occupying the property.
Homeowners Pascale Hubert and her husband ‘Ronald Mcdonald’ were forced to leave their makeshift campsite (pictured) in the backyard of their tenant’s home
‘The council said that they (the landlords) can actually stay on the property in a tent but for only two days at a time’, Nicky told Nine’s A Current Affair.
‘So no more than 60 days in a 12 month period’.
Ms Hubert and Mr McDonald have now left the backyard and moved to Sydney.
‘They (landlords) were advised that occupying the property for longer than is permissible may result in Council issuing an infringement notice’, the council said in a statement.
‘She (Ms Hubert) was unaware of the Regulation and apologised for staying longer than permissible’.
Tenants Nicky and William had been living on their rental property in Yamba on the NSW north coast for two months when their landlord suddenly arrived and pitched a tent in the backyard
But the homeowners didn’t leave without a fight – with the shirtless ‘Ronald McDonald’ taunting Nicky’s husband by saying he’s a ‘marked man.’
The council claim they are working with local real estate agents to better understand the rules around camping on private property.
Before council came to the rescue of the traumatised family, Ms Hubert claimed she was justified in taking over the back of the block as per their lease agreement.
The rental contract includes the phrase ‘rear yard is not included’.
Fiery footage showed the landlord’s husband in a heated confrontation with the couple before being told by council to move
Landlord Pascale Hubert had abruptly informed the family in a text message that she would be moving onto the property
‘Our children are terrified, they keep asking, ‘Who are they?’ and we can’t give them any answers,’ Nicky said.
The landlord’s husband was also filmed having a number of heated confrontations with the couple, including one occasion where he ordered the pair to move their car.
‘Listen here, s*** for brains, I’ve given you a warning, move that frigging car now, you are in big s***,’ he said in one video filmed by the tenants.
Tenant advocates argued the landlord was trespassing by using the side of the house to get to the backyard.
‘It could be that the landlord is trespassing whenever they go across that driveway area because they are entering into a place that they’ve given someone else possession,’ Tenants Union of NSW CEO Leo Patterson Ross said.