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Appeal dismissed: park can charge home owners a daily share of the council wastewater bill (QCAT, 2026)
Home owners in a Queensland residential park were charged for wastewater by splitting the council's yearly sewerage bill into a daily rate and billing each home for the days they owned it.…
Read Guide →Appeal won: tribunal can hear a $22,040 claim over five cancelled cruises (QCAT, 2026)
A man was given five free cruises as a reward for his gambling in a cruise line's onboard casinos, then had all…
Read Guide →Builder’s appeal dismissed after home warranty cover for owners who ended a fixed-price build (QCAT, 2026)
A council refused to approve the agreed house plans because a sewer easement crossed the block, and after months of argument about…
Read Guide →Order for a landlord to repay $12,609.50 for air-conditioners set aside on appeal (QCAT, 2026)
A tenant was awarded $12,609.50 for air-conditioners he had installed at a Whitsundays property, plus the whole $10,000 bond. On appeal, QCAT…
Read Guide →Rent reduction and two repair orders set aside because the tribunal gave no reasons (QCAT, 2026)
A tenant in community housing won extensive repair orders and a $50 a week rent reduction at a hearing her landlord did…
Read Guide →Landowner’s appeal over vegetation mapping dismissed; expert evidence stands (QCAT, 2026)
A landowner wanted all of his Queensland land mapped as the unrestricted vegetation category so he could clear it, but the tribunal…
Read Guide →Home owner’s $21,173 building claim dismissed over unsigned contract and unproven costs (QCAT, 2026)
A home owner hired a landscaping business during the rebuild of his house, the work stopped unfinished, and he applied to QCAT…
Read Guide →Unlicensed tiler ordered to pay home owners $29,731.20 over defective bathroom work (QCAT, 2026)
Home owners paid a local tiler $4,023 to waterproof and tile a combined bathroom and laundry, then found the wall tiling defective…
Read Guide →Licensing salon rooms is not a retail business: shop lease dispute dismissed for want of jurisdiction (QCAT, 2026)
A business that leased premises in Newstead and licensed individual salon rooms to freelance hair, beauty and allied health operators asked the…
Read Guide →Bar and restaurant tenant’s $750,000 retail lease appeal dismissed over missing proof of loss (QCAT, 2026)
A bar and restaurant tenant at South Bank in Brisbane claimed $750,000 from its landlord, South Bank Corporation, over water leaks, approval…
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