Jack Kramme escaped homelessness when he moved into the new building near Melbourne’s CBD. Then he noticed the pests
Jack Kramme is the lead plaintiff in a case about a community housing block in Melbourne that has been subject to a bedbug infestation since 2018.Jack Kramme is the lead plaintiff in a case about a community housing block in Melbourne that has been subject to a bedbug infestation since 2018.After years of battling pest infestations at a once-celebrated community housing block just outside Melbourne’s CBD, resident Jack Kramme says he’s had enough.
At the time, it was the first apartment block in Victoria designed and built to support people experiencing chronic homelessness and severe disadvantage, and offered on-site health services and employment assistance. The project was largely funded by the state government and run by non-profit organisations, in what is now known as “community housing”.Community housing has proliferated across Victoria. As of 2022, it makes up 20% of the state’s total social housing stock.
“I would see them crawling out of my computer, they were all over my desk,” Kramme says. “Then, they were everywhere.” Unison’s Pest Control Policy, from March 2020, states “in the first instance, pest control in a unit is the responsibility of the tenant” and “in general, tenants … are expected to treat the pests and bear the cost, where reasonable and practicable”.But in December, Vcat member Filip Gelev found the provider was in breach of its duty “to keep the resident’s room and the rooming house in good repair”.
“This includes regular cleaning and preventative pest control measures in common areas, including monthly inspections and treatments by professional contractors,” they say.
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