A FREO resident who has a homeless person living in their roof says the problem’s been fixed for now, with the WA housing department securing a skylight.

For two weeks the Beach Street resident’s kids could hear scratching and moving about and it was all a bit freaky-deaky (Herald, September 19, 2015). A plumber later found a mattress in the roof.

Complaints to the cops and housing department didn’t do much but after our story ran the resident was practically trampled in the rush of action.

An inspector visited the afternoon our story hit the streets and a contractor came over a few days later to ensure the skylights were secure.

The upstairs penthouse neighbour can still be heard shuffling about but the resident is pleased there’s no way to get into their place. The roof of the apartment is pretty easy to access from neighbouring buildings, including from a notorious flophouse recently closed down for failing safety rules.

by DAVID BELL