Six tenants have successfully sued an unlicensed real estate agent for more than $10,000 after he sent them three fake water bills "for personal gain".
The man was found to have raised rent by $100 per week and charged an extra $400 deposit without the lessor's knowledge, keeping the money for himself.
In an ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal decision published on Wednesday, senior tribunal member Michael Orlov ordered Hongguang He to pay $10,831.40 in damages.
