Linda had moved into a private rental property with her two children after fleeing a violent partner. She received a 120 day ‘no reason’ notice to vacate and was unable to find alternative housing before the locks were changed and she was removed by police. She was living in crisis accommodation when she received a call from a CAV inspector who said he’d be valuing her goods left behind at the property the next day.
Linda was frantically applying for new private rental properties when she received a second call two days later from the CAV inspector, reporting that her belongings were of no value and would now be immediately disposed of by the landlord.
Linda was devastated and asked the CAV worker and Homeless Law to get her more time from the landlord. Homeless Law offered to arrange a removalist the next day, but the landlord arranged for immediate removal of the goods. Through the WHPP, Linda was able to recover some of the belongings that had been taken to a local Salvation Army depot, and place these in storage. One month later she obtained a new private rental property with financial assistance from the WHPP, and was able to move the stored items into her new premises.