Good Samaritan landlord has home trashed by homeless family she took in
A Good Samaritan landlord has had her generosity taken advantage of after she was left with her Perth home trashed and a repair bill running into the thousands.
Christine Goss is now warning other property owners to be careful who they rent to.
Her once spick and span Padbury three bedroom home has been turned into a rubbish tip inside with a junk yard out the back.
One room is so full of discarded items it's impossible to open the door.
Ms Goss said she felt sorry for the children, so agreed to let a homeless woman move in 12 months ago.
"We gave her cheap rent, there was no bond, there was no rent in advance and I always paid the excess water," Ms Goss said.
However, the relationship soured earlier this year when the rent dried up and Ms Goss, who lives in the country, had trouble getting them out.
"The [mess] is going to cost thousands," she said.
Even the cleanest room in the house, the loungeroom and the dining room, still has mess in it, including evidence of drug use.
Neighbours and friends pitched in to help with the cleanup.
Ms Goss says she was too generous and was taken advantage of.
"Don't go by your heart, go by your head," she said.
"I's a good lesson. Yeah it's a hard lesson and an expensive lesson."
