In response to the notice, Direct Rentals has applied with the council to turn 23 units in the 72-unit building into short-term accommodation. However, in a letter to Direct Rentals dated February 12, council advised that the application had not been properly made. The letter explained that the application required written consent of the body corporate. Whilst it is recognised that the application included legal advice, the short term accommodation use includes an area on the ground floor used as the reception area, which is within the common property of the complex, the council s principal development planner Marc Cornell said in the letter.
Marcia and Jim s daughter Debbie bought an apartment each to stay connected to their former homes. The duo however have been left less than impressed after Direct Rentals lodged an application for Sunshine Coast Council approval to use 23 units in the 72-unit building for short-term accommodation. My family sold the property to developers and it was always going to be a residential apartment building never any thoughts or even spoken of being a hotel, Debbie said. It s really making it difficult to live here. Ms Gill said it was heartbreaking for her entire family. My family would be rolling in their graves to know that this has happened, she said.