these are the shocking images which show how public housing commission tenants are leasing their properties to pocket some extra cash and then trashing them in the process in an investigation by nine network's a current affair on tuesday night, it was revealed that a number of public housing homes have illegally been placed on the rental market housing commission tenant tammy kenyon, from geelong in victoria   who also goes by the online alias 'holdenchick kenyon'   has been caught acting as a landlord while advertising her property on facebook records of conversations on facebook and text messages between ms kenyon and potential tenants for her housing commission property have been released, showing how she's targeted vulnerable families who are desperate for a new home other public housing properties, including ones in melbourne and adelaide, are also believed to be leased out scroll down for video  tammy kenyon, who is behind a rental scam in which she advertised her trust home online and pocketed the bond  tammy kenyon, who also goes by the online alias 'holdenchick kenyon', has been caught acting as a landlord while advertising her property on facebook  the salvation army granted tammy kenyon and her partner jamie hutchinson a commission home in the southern suburb of belmont last year  other public housing properties, including this one in melbourne, is also believed to be leased out  ms kenyon is  under investigation from the department of housing after she was found to be sub letting her public housing property and pocketing the cash the salvation army granted tammy kenyon and her partner jamie hutchinson a commission home in the southern suburb of belmont last year the mother of three was exposed after advertising the property and rental prices on her facebook page 'three bedrooms, large yard, carpet all the way through, kitchen, bathroom and laundry have lino, $280 a week, $600 bond,' one of the posts reads in another, she claimed to sympathise with the would be tenant about knowing what it’s like to be without a home 'if you want to make easy [sic] for you i can make bond 300 as i know what it [sic] like to be homeless' the messages show how ms kenyon requested the money to be transferred into her account, then pocketed the cash without ever planning to move out of the property ms kenyon claimed to sympathise with the would be tenant about knowing what it’s like to be without a home  the mother of three was exposed after advertising the property and rental prices on her facebook page  the inside and backyard of the melbourne home has been littered with junk  'there's no consistency to someone staying here   it's just always someone coming and going,' one neighbour told a current affair  it is believed a number of different tenants have lived in this housing commission property  in a separate case, housing trust tenant hayden patterson has been caught advertising a spare room in his property in goodward   south of adelaide   for $65 a night on tourist accommodation website airbnb the advertisement further stated the bedroom could sleep up to six guests for a minimum of two nights for about  $350, the advertiser reports with the consent of housing sa, trust tenants are allowed to lease out a room however they could not confirm whether permission had been granted to mr patterson in melbourne, residents have alerted authorities of a housing commission property, which has turned into a dump, after its tenant vacated the home so he can rent it out the inside and backyard of the home has been littered with junk 'there's no consistency to someone staying here   it's just always someone coming and going,' one neighbour told a current affair tammy kenyon has speaking to potential tenants through her facebook profile 'holdenchick kenyon' ms kenyon is under investigation from the department of housing after she was found to be sub letting her public housing property and pocketing the cash  single mother leonie o'connor has told of how she fell victim to ms kenyon's scam after getting repeated burglaries at their family home ms o'connor is particularly desperate to move out of her current home as her two special needs children have been attacked and bullied she paid a $400 bond, but became suspicious when she noticed the home was still being promoted on facebook 'she spent my bond money and i don't think i am ever going to get it back,' ms o'connor said 'sometimes i feel like i want to break down and cry but i want to stay strong for my kids' single mum leonie o'connor (left) paid ms kenyon a $400 bond, while em radford (right) also fell victim to the scam  ms o'connor is particularly desperate to move out of her current home as her two special needs children (one of them pictured) have been attacked and bullied  when confronted, ms kenyon has admitted she knew what she was doing was illegal, and that she used the money to pay her own bills  another victim, pregnant mother of four lorna, lost $850 in bond money from the scam when confronted, ms kenyon has admitted she knew what she was doing was illegal, and that she used the money to pay her own bills she claims to be in the process of paying back the people she's scammed, but the department of housing claim none of her victims have yet to have been paid back
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tammy kenyon and her partner were given a housing trust home last year  she has advertised the property on facebook and pocketed people's bond  she claims to be in the process of paying back the people she's scammed  but the department of housing say the victims have yet to be reimbursed  neighbours have also alerted authorities about a melbourne property  they believe the housing commission home is being leased out  the inside of the home and backyard has been littered with junk  another public housing property in adelaide was advertised on airbnb 