$6,720 win for tenants after flood mould horror

In February 2024, the south east was smashed by some of the heaviest rainfall in two years, with flooding in multiple areas including Toombul. Picture: Tertius Pickard An ugly rental dispute over a mould-infested home has ended in victory for two tenants who scored a $6,720 payout after enduring months of health-hazard flood damage. This comes after a state civil tribunal threw out a real estate agency’s bid to block compensation that was awarded to couple James Farmer and Keely Thurecht – who were living at a Paddington home when disaster struck twice. MORE: Sunset clause fail: One word hits developer Brisbane was hit by heavy rainfall around mid February 2024 with totals rising to as high as 181mm in Paddington. Source: The Courier Mail The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal judgment revealed that in February 2024, a major flood saturated the carpet in their study, leaving it caked in mould and unusable for 22 weeks. Then, just as that damage was rectified, a second flood devastated the exact same room in January 2025. By mid-January last year, Mr Farmer sent an urgent warning to the real estate agency, notifying them that the study was unusable because it had a mouldy ...