The number of affected tenants will have to be determined by police before they are paid by the three landlords.
Botica earlier admitted three charges of theft by a person in a special relationship On Tuesday Botica appeared for sentence, supported by her husband, who nearly ended up in prison for contempt of court after storming out proceedings and pushing a security officer.
An apology from the dock was accepted by the judge, who explained the process the court had to follow for sentencing.
Judge Davis said Botica stole from people on low incomes and her offending appeared to be entirely motivated by greed after she ran into financial difficulty, including paying a mortgage for a vacant section of land.
Botica's lawyer John Moroney asked the court for a substantial credit for her early guilty plea and said Botica had been threatened and confronted on the streets.
Nicole Jones paid $800 as bond to Botica but did not receive a receipt. Ms Jones described the home detention sentence as "bollocks".
"I don't care how much reparation was awarded and to whom. She's admitted stealing from us so she should pay back every single cent," she said.
"Six months' home detention for stealing thousands from so many people ... where's the justice in all this?".
Two tenants Botica stole from spoke about how they were still chasing their lost dollars.
Pauline Hauseman is trying to recoup $2196 and said she did not have much hope of receiving her money back.
Ms Hauseman is on a disability benefit and said $85 a week was all she had left after expenses.
"I am not being disrespectful to the judge but I think the sentence she got was very light. It doesn't justify what she did and it's like the court saying 'it's okay what you did but don't do it again'."
Sharon Mcleod is owed $1040 and said the sentence "sucks".
"She should go to jail. Me and my mum are on low income and we've got little chance of getting our money back."
