One of the most controversial hoarding houses in Bondi has just been put on the market for sale by the NSW Sherriff’s office, in an attempt to recoup money owed to the local council by the Bobolas family.
The house, occupied by the hoarders and an unimaginable amount of rubbish, currently sits on prime Bondi land and on one of the suburb’s most sought after streets.
Over time, the property has accumulated over $350,000 of rate payers’ money in an attempt to control the rubbish. Local council was even forced to recover more than $180,000 owed in fines from the Boonoora Avenue house last year.
With the excessive hoarding of course comes dire public health and safety issues. The local Waverly Council has attempted to address these issues over the last 25 years which has included “cleaning it over 15 times”, said a council spokesman.
The property has been listed for auction on 17 February 2015 with agent Ric Serrao from Raine & Horne Double Bay. Serrao expects the property to be highly contested, even though potential buyers don’t get to see the inside of the property.
While placed on the market for sale, the sale does however come with a twist for promising buyers; the house is being sold with land value only, meaning the buyers would have to take further court action in order to evict the Bobolas family.
There is no price guide on the property, with nearby property sales of the same size ranging from $1.7 to $1.9 million.
Source: The Daily Telegraph