An absurd rental listing listed a landlord who claimed a garage was actually a bedroom.
In photos uploaded online, the advertiser placed a small table and a bed in concrete-floored garage.
They paid $225 per week for the room. The photo was taken with a silver sedan that was less than 1 metre away from their bed.
One landlord was mocked after he claimed that a garage was a bedroom in an outrageous rental listing (pictured).
This listing was posted in a group on Facebook for tenants searching for accommodation in West Auckland, New Zealand. The price of renting has increased sharply.
It was then removed from the market and replaced with a listing to hide that it was a garage rather than a bedroom. The listing was deleted following abuse by the owner.
Greens MP Chloe Swarbrick said to Stuff that the listing had been ‘cooked.
Ms Swarbrick stated that despite the poor housing conditions many Aucklanders have experienced, most young Aucklanders wouldn’t be shocked to see their city.
Renters United’s Georgie said that listing the property was “an unfortunate reality” of the market.
An advertiser posted photos online of a bed, small table, and pot plant in a concrete garage.
Chloe Swarbrick Greens MP, (pictured) stated that the listing for $225 was “cooked” – and suggested that there would be many renters in this area.
According to him, while it is unlikely that the room will meet building codes definitions for a room in a shared house, such private arrangements are possible with some shared homes.
The city is facing a housing shortage that has gotten worse since the pandemic.
Auckland’s median house prices have increased by over $100,000 in just two years, to $1.25million.
While the median Auckland rental is currently at an all-time high of $600 per semaine, prices are falling in certain parts.