82 Hay Street, Haymarket | Strata corruption meets the cost of living crisis

82 Hay Street, Haymarket

The coalface of strata committee corruption, conflicts of interest, the cost of living crisis and abuse of power. Let alone the Chair's family having a member run two clandestine drug labs that caught on fire resulting in a well over $300,000 insurance claim.

Corruption report

"It was extremely bad when I owned. I saw the writing on the wall and got out. The place is an absolute hole due to mismanagement and the type of owners that care little for their investments. Really shocking."

An original owner occupier from 2019, who moved out 6 months after settling in due to the widespread issues in the stratum.
Quote is from November 2025.

"It is true that the main reason for the increased insurance premium was due to those two drug labs in Arena and Darling Rise. We believe the issues were caused by the tenants not the owners/agents. Those tenants' details were passed to the insurer CHU. CHU's claim department will try to recover the costs from the tenants."

- Faye Tang, 2021 - discussing Chris Ho's apartment and the cause for the increased insurance premium due to Unit 2909 being used as a drug lab.

"The likely cause could be a drug lab being operated previously. If it's correct, the cost should be reimbursed from the lot agent or owner for their negligence. It's unfair for the other owners to bear the cost. Any cost or damages associated with drug activities should be recovered from the lot owner/agent to prevent potential insurance renewal or premium issue going forward."

- Karen Su, "SP98926 Financial Report"