Tenants angered as Brisbane building owner seeks to turn all units into Airbnb accommodation

Residents of a building (not pictured) in South Brisbane say the move to have them leave is ‘unfair’ at a time of a widespread housing crisis. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

Tenants at a South Brisbane unit block say they are feeling angry and disappointed after receiving notices to leave so that all of the building’s apartments can be listed on Airbnb.

One tenant said she was only recently told of the move by the building’s owner to turn all nine apartments into short-term rentals, describing it as “unfair” amid the city’s housing crisis.