Insight on SBS<\/a>.<\/p>\n\u201c(But then) I noticed that there were belongings that weren\u2019t present when I had viewed the property, such as Bibles, that were being left around the apartment.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd then he placed a cross on my bedroom door.\u201d<\/p>\n
Charlotte said the actions with her bedroom door made her feel uncomfortable and that her landlord was actively trying to impose his beliefs on her.<\/p>\n
Despite feeling uncomfortable with the situation, Charlotte persisted with the tenancy until her landlord\u2019s family came to visit.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey said: \u2018We\u2019ve heard so much about you. We can\u2019t believe that he\u2019s found someone\u2019,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
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Charlotte used the nightmare as a huge learning experience. Picture: Supplied<\/p>\n
Charlotte thought the family must have simply been pleased their son had found a renter for the spare room but that wasn\u2019t the case.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe had informed his family that I was his fiancee,\u201d Charlotte said.<\/p>\n
Charlotte\u2019s situation deteriorated further when she confronted her landlord about his actions and what he had told his family.<\/p>\n
A few days later, Charlotte returned home to find the apartment locks had been changed and boxes of her belongings were piled in the hall.<\/p>\n
Charlotte said she was lucky she had friends to call upon for emergency accommodation.<\/p>\n
Luckily, Charlotte was able to call a friend who put her up until she found a new place.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut it was certainly a moment of extreme, extreme stress and uncertainty \u2026 And also, just complete violation,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A UK woman\u2019s share house experience has highlighted the importance of properly vetting potential roommates and landlords. Charlotte,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":831532,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[64,63,44],"class_list":["post-831531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-australia","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/831531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=831531"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/831531\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/831532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=831531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=831531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=831531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}