Byron Bay Council has pressed for more charges in relation to the running of an alleged illegal backpackers hostel which was being operated out of a Johnson Street property.
The landlord now joins tenant, Shai Major, in facing development without development consent charges.
Major failed to appear in Byron Court today, instead sending a letter of excuse.
Council shut down the property last week, after a raid allegedly found 19 people, including eight schoolies were sleeping on mattresses on the garage floor.
They were being charged $800-rent a week.
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