My landlady from hell fabricated claims against the bond money and filed a case with QCAT. I responded with very clear arguments, refuting the claims and presenting supportive evidence. Amongst other things, she submitted invoices for services I already had done, such as bond cleaning and carpet cleaning, and an expensive security key which she said I had not returned. I was able in all cases to prove that she was lying and I filed supporting documents and receipts with my response submissions. The invoices she submitted were clearly false, they were hand written, with a false ABNs and lacking all other information that the ATO requires to make them legal. She produced no receipts. She filed the case against me alone although there was a co tenant on the lease.
The adjudicator appeared to have no prior knowledge of the case on the day of the hearing, as if he had not bothered to read my submissions or look at my evidence documents. He did not query her bias towards me although he had a copy of the lease with the names and signatures of the two tenants. (She and I had an argument towards the end of the tenancy and I think it was revenge). He did not query her invoices, either the suspicious state of them or why she doubled up with a bond clean when I had already had one done and filed the receipt document. When he gave his decision he mixed me up (respondent) with the landlady (applicant) for most of it so that it got very confusing to follow. He awarded her half my bond for her lies. I got the transcript and it has lots of mistakes due to his lack of insight about the case. Should I appeal? I am within the time frame but don’t want to do through it all again and lose. I would be too demoralised at the lack of fairness and justice handed out.
The adjudicator appeared to have no prior knowledge of the case on the day of the hearing, as if he had not bothered to read my submissions or look at my evidence documents. He did not query her bias towards me although he had a copy of the lease with the names and signatures of the two tenants. (She and I had an argument towards the end of the tenancy and I think it was revenge). He did not query her invoices, either the suspicious state of them or why she doubled up with a bond clean when I had already had one done and filed the receipt document. When he gave his decision he mixed me up (respondent) with the landlady (applicant) for most of it so that it got very confusing to follow. He awarded her half my bond for her lies. I got the transcript and it has lots of mistakes due to his lack of insight about the case. Should I appeal? I am within the time frame but don’t want to do through it all again and lose. I would be too demoralised at the lack of fairness and justice handed out.
