A Melbourne renter says her magistrate landlord left her without a safe bathroom for a month, and when asked where she and her family would bathe was told by her property manager to use bathrooms in public facilities like pools and the library.

The tenant eventually left after attempting to have the bathroom urgently repaired; experts say the stoush reflects a trend of tenants choosing to leave their homes rather than engage in a legal fight.

Artist Lauren McClean said her bathroom was deemed unsafe after she discovered water was leaking through the upstairs bathroom floor and into the ceiling above her living area.

“I got up on the kitchen table and had a feel around and my finger went straight through the ceiling,” she said.

Tenants Victoria acting chief executive Cameron Bloye said

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