WA police were called to this domestic violence victim’s house 54 times. She was evicted for being a ‘nuisance’

A domestic violence victim who was kicked out of her house after police were called more than 50 times to deal with her abusers has had her eviction overturned by Western Australia’s highest court.

The woman, who has not been named to protect her privacy as a victim of family violence, had her tenancy terminated from a house in Waikiki in October 2023, and disputed the order in WA’s Supreme Court on Monday.

She was evicted after Rockingham Magistrates Court found she had been a “nuisance” in the public housing, despite the magistrate finding she was rarely the cause for police being called to the house – instead, her family who abused her were often the reason behind officers’ visits.

“[The woman] is in an extremely difficult position where she is, herself, a victim of family violence,