[thorn bird]

Had a chat with an operator today who has just moved into a heritage listed Hangar at Bankstown. The lessee did all the right things, advising BAL of the renovations he required to make the sight utilizable. When he started renovations, found the place riddled with white ants, asbestos everywhere and overall in a dilapidated condition which would have been completely unsafe to run a business from.

Now I always imagined a landlord renovated a sight to prepare it for the tenant.

In BAL's case the tenant renovates, so BAL can claim capital improvements to later increase the rent.

The poor tenant paid a poltus to make the dilapidated building safe, let alone be functional for his business, at rates way above off airport sights. BAL approved his renovation plan but having spent the money BAL added insult to injury and dobbed him in to the heritage people for carrying out unapproved renovation.

They should talk!! Anyone seen the state of the Public toilet block at the airport...Yuck!...or the heritage listed WW2 head quarters building?

They could have told him that at the start. Its convenient they use the excuse that Bankstown is "Commonwealth Land" so normal rules don't apply when it suits them, but invokes State laws when it doesn't.

Everyone paying a lease at Bankstown should examine their bill. In it they will find they are charged for Rates??? An inquiry with Bankstown council finds no council rates are or have ever been paid by BAL.
So what are the "rates" charged to lessee's at the airport? other than another Fraud.
A certain Pumkin headed mandarin sure has a lot to answer for, for what he signed off on.
Whatever he got or is yet to get sure must have been worth it.