CASE: Wallis v Rudek [2020] NSWSC 162; Wallis v Rudek (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 215

Yuri & Olga Wallis were in financial crisis. They were about to lose their house in Pennant Hills, Sydney.

The property was worth $950,000 but they owed $840,000 to the bank and they were unable to pay the mortgage.

They asked their daughter Suzanne to buy them out on the agreement that Suzanne and her family would live in the upstairs dwelling and they would live in the downstairs dwelling.

Suzanne stepped up to help. But Yuri was not a good neighbour. He prevented much needed repairs to the property, he invaded the upstairs space, and he verbally abused Suzanne's husband and children.

When Suzanne tried to evict them, her parents refused to leave.