A Western Sydney landlord has been left feeling sick after his investment property was left in a state of squalor by a tenant from hell who the landlord says left him thousands out of pocket.
Riverstone landlord Quincy took A Current Affair through the filthy home, after he said former tenant Karlie-Joy Horton left the property in disrepair.
"I have never seen someone do this sort of damage to another human's property," Quincy said.
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When Quincy and A Current Affair took a look inside the now "unlivable" home, after climbing their way in, the smell was too overwhelming for them to bear for too long.
They found a home littered with cobwebs, bowls of noodles, rotting cartons of milk, cat food, dog poo and birdcages everywhere amid the mess.
"The tenant left all of the foodstuff rotting inside the fridge here, as you can see the stink is unbearable," Quincy said.
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The smell was so bad, I began heaving while inside the house.
Quincy said his ordeal began after he handed over the keys to Horton.
He had privately leased his investment property to her, but he said between COVID-19 and an endless list of excuses over five years he was not given access to inspect the home.
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"She somehow locked up the front gate with a padlock," Quincy said.
Quincy said he only ever increased the $450 weekly rent once over the lease period, and he only raised it by $10.
But when Horton fell thousands behind in payments he was forced to take her to the rental tribunal.
The night before the sheriff was due to arrive, there were still people at the house.
Security footage showed a vehicle leaving the property around two weeks ago and neighbours said people have been living in the house.
A Current Affair found Horton living just down the road from the damaged home she left behind.
When Horton was asked what she had to say about the state of Quincy's house, she was quick to deflect the blame onto her dead grandmother.
"She had dogs, which I've now taken," Horton said.
Despite Horton's name being on the lease, she claims her grandmother lived at the home before she passed away late last year.
"After my nan died, as far as I'm aware, he hasn't really wanted contact so I just left it as that," Horton said.
She then claimed she was happy to go back into the house and fix it, if that was what Quincy wanted and would "100 per cent" pay back the owed rent.
But Quincy might be holding his breath as he continues the massive clean up and doesn't expect to get any help.
"I am devastated really," he said.
"Financially, emotionally I have basically lost faith in humanity, really."
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