A heartbroken mum says she's been left homeless and living in a 'claustrophobic' shipping container after gifting her house to her daughter, who then kicked her out.
Varina Quinn, who lived at the property near Toowoomba in Queensland for 15 years, claims she made an agreement with her daughter Rachel to hand over ownership of the home in exchange for lifetime tenancy.
But after less than one year, the arrangement turned sour and the devastated matriarch says she was unceremoniously given the boot.
She claims she has been left no choice but to set up camp in a shipping container in her son's yard, filling the tiny home with a desk, microwave, bed and a wardrobe.
Her daughter Rachel disputes her version of events and says she's the one who is the real 'victim' and that her mother left of her own accord.
Varina transferred the property title over to Rachel in 2019 with $170,000 left on the mortgage, after she had spent years renovating the home and growing a garden, she claims.
The former child safety officer said at the time she 'really felt for' her daughter, who had just broken up with her boyfriend and wanted to see her get back on her feet.
'I suggested that if she would like to, because she came out with nothing, I'd give her the house in exchange for lifetime tenancy and she would support me,' Varina told A Current Affair.
'I was there for less than a year before she threw me out.
'I didn't take anything with me. She wanted me to leave immediately. So, she has all my possessions as well.
'She has
