Last week the ACT assembly passed a bill to make renting fairer in the ACT. Changes include: a default position that tenants can have pets and even where a tenant is required to seek consent it can only be refused if ACAT has approved the refusal. Rent increases of up to a prescribed amount, if … Read More
Month: February 2019
Kickstarting the campaign in 2019
With the government still planning to table a tenancy law reform bill in parliament mid-year, we are kick starting the campaign! As you know the Queensland government’s public consultation about tenancy law (Open Doors to Renting Reform) closed on November 30. They are currently pulling together a report on all the responses. As we build momentum … Read More