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Squatters in flood buyback houses to be evicted and properties demolished, NSW premier says

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Squatters dwelling in previously vacant, water-damaged houses can be forcibly evicted because the clean-up begins from the newest spate of floods in northern New South Wales.

Chris Minns vowed on Tuesday to evict “overseas visitors, tourists, backpackers” who he mentioned have been profiting from condemned properties left empty after being included in a state buyback scheme for Lismore houses after the 2022 floods.

“We bought those houses so that we could keep communities safe … and to have squatters move in off the back of that is completely unacceptable,” the premier instructed reporters. “The housing problems are not going to be solved by moving people into flood-prone land.

“We have to draw a line in the sand here and that means demolishing those houses and ensuring that we can get on with life in the northern rivers.”

Cyclone Alfred evacuation centres ‘not an answer for homelessness’, NSW premier says – video

About 40 individuals have been dwelling in eight flood-ravaged houses close to Lismore’s metropolis centre and the premier mentioned eviction notices had been served to no avail.

The squatters had tried to leap the queue to entry social housing throughout talks with authorities officers about leaving the properties, Minns mentioned.

The houses would get replaced by inexperienced area after the demolition.

Evacuation centres are because of shut as the newest emergency risk for the area winds down, with flood waters from ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred receding.

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Minns beforehand mentioned they couldn’t function a long-term repair to entrenched housing issues within the area, which has the very best numbers of tough sleepers within the state.

Greater than 50 emergency crews have been out within the Tweed area ending harm assessments, with 4 properties deemed uninhabitable because of water harm.

About 7,500 houses and companies have been nonetheless not related to energy as heavy rain continued to fall in lots of areas.

Main flood warnings have been lifted for many areas, besides elements of the Richmond River.

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