October 30, 2026 — 5:15pm

A landlord who said a tenant contaminated their house with methylamphetamine has had their appeal for more compensation for cleaning denied because they could not prove when the damage occurred.

Cassandra De Luca and the rental management company Housemark took William Reynolds to the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal in Beenleigh, south of Brisbane, asking for $25,000 for what they claimed was widespread damage, but were only given $9552.

The landlord couldn’t prove when the meth contamination occurred.

Claims for lawn maintenance, lock replacement, smoke alarm replacement, rubbish removal, and $7152 in unpaid rent were successful, but claims for the replacement of items impacted by meth use were refused.

They appealed the matter, but were denied again.

Senior tribunal member Michelle Lember said she was unable to overturn the original decision as there was no evidence Reynolds was responsible the damage.

“Although the tribunal accepted there was methylamphetamine…