SHE is the public housing pensioner accused of cultivating and selling marijuana and other drugs while living in subsidised homes. Then there are the house-trashers, punching holes in walls, removing fittings and allowing rubbish to accumulate inside and out. While the vast majority of families who have found themselves in need of public housing abide by the law, others are creating a multi-million dollar headache for housing officials who are charged with cleaning up and prosecuting those responsible for the mess. Among them is Coogee pensioner Kerry Cain, 51, whose tenancy was terminated in May last year after police seized 1.8kg of cannabis with a street value of $15,000 being dried...
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