Can tenants turn my property into short-term accommodation?

An Aussie landlord has questioned his rights after discovering a tenant turned the investment into a lucrative Airbnb side hustle that generated about $23,000 in just one year. The Sydney landlord said he was shocked to find his own property listed on Airbnb and generating about $450 a week – an income of which he never saw a cent. The landlord said the tenant turning the property into a side hustle without seeking permission had left him stunned. The Sydney landlord was shocked to find his tenant profiting from the investment property. “I kept rent increases modest because I know how tough things are for tenants at the moment, particularly in Sydney,” he told Yahoo News. “So you can imagine my shock when I discovered my tenant has been listing my apartment on Airbnb without my permission. “For more than a year, they appear to have been renting it out to strangers and pocketing around $450 a week while I had absolutely no idea it was happening. “I feel completely blindsided. I trusted them to look after my property, not turn it into a short-term rental business. What are my rights?” The Sydney investor questioned what legal rights he had to terminate the tenant’s lease and claim so...