Australians have been angered by a listing for a dormitory where the tenant will share rooms with a family nursery.
Rentals in South Perth are advertised for $375 a week, despite only having full access to the house between 6pm and 6am Monday to Friday.
Applicants are advised that four children and one educator would use the living room and backyard during business hours each day.
The listing on Facebook Marketplace adds that there is limited parking access in the garage and the living room is said to “come with a TV.”
The property also features a “spacious master bedroom with en-suite bathroom and dressing room” and the bills are split between the tenant and the nursery.
Photos of the house posted online show the living room filled with children’s toys and furniture, while the bedroom also has a single children’s bed next to a double bed.
The listing was shared online on Reddit, where Australians were surprised to learn that the successful tenant does not need to pass a working with children check.
A WWC screens people who “engage in child-related work” for previous crimes and determines whether they are appropriate to work with children.
Australians were left stunned after a rental advert in Perth showed a tenant living in a family daycare (pictured) for $375 a week while sharing bills with the company.
The Reddit post caused a stir online.
‘What am I reading? Do you have to leave the house at 6 a.m. and stay out until 6 p.m. on weekdays? one asked.
A second said the daycare should inform parents that “a random, uncontrolled person will be around all of their children at all times.”
A third wrote: ‘And when you’re sick during the week you can’t be home in bed from 6am to 6pm.
“This s**t needs to be eradicated and reported.”
Another said they had been in a similar situation when they returned home, where their mother had a private daycare.
“I have a WWC and a police check because of my job, but it wasn’t as simple as just saying yes, I have them and going back there was a lot more complicated than that and it was my family home, not something random.” “A stranger moves in,” they wrote.
“This seems like a terrible idea.”
The listing appears to have since been removed.
A successful tenant would have their own “master bedroom” (pictured), but would have limited access to the living room and backyard during business hours.
The listing followed a similar announcement in Queens Park, in Sydney’s east, last month, which featured a “lower” rate of $950 per week last month.
In exchange for discounted rent, tenants would have to complete a chore list for the kindergarten downstairs and adhere to strict opening and closing times.
Tenants can only access the unit through the center and are not permitted to enter, exit or entertain guests while the daycare is open from 7:45 am to 5:45 pm Monday to Friday.
The listing indicated that tenants must remove leaves, sticks and gum from the playground twice a week, water the gardens, take out the bins and tidy up the “front area” monthly.
Guests, pets and smoking were also not allowed.
The ad was quickly removed from real estate websites following multiple complaints and media inquiries.