New tenancy laws finally passed in Queensland parliament, concluding stage one. In brief, here is what you can expect: Changes include: the reasons tenancies can be ended, the introduction of minimum housing standards renting with pets; and increased protections for people experiencing domestic and family violence. 1: Reasons tenancies can be ended (commencement date not … Read More
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MEDIA RELEASE: Government passes new renting laws.
MEDIA RELEASE Today, the Palaszczuk Government passed its new tenancy legislation with some amendments, calling it ‘striking the right balance between renters and property owners’. Advocates from the community sector have welcomed the long overdue rental reform acknowledging some amendments will improve Queensland renters’ rights but expressing concern that protections do not go far enough. … Read More
Our Rally for Renters’ Rights
On Thursday 7 August, the Make Renting Fair in Queensland campaign hosted a COVID safe in person rally and an online virtual rally, encouraging all Queenslanders to get on board and raise their voices for renters’ rights. We had guest speakers – Penny Carr, CEO Tenants Queensland and Make Renting Fair Qld Alliance member – … Read More
Michelle has been forced to relocate to Brisbane to stay with family and has been left with no other option than to fly in and out of Rockhampton for work.
Michelle* rented a property in central Queensland for 5 years. The property had been built by her landlord and had significant structural issues. There was cracking throughout the unit, the walls had separated from the roof in sections and water seeped in when it … Read More
“Being asked to leave threw our family into chaos. We knew the rental market was bad, but we had no idea just how bad it was.”
Pamela has been living in her rental home for almost 4 years. The property is also home to her extended family, including her daughter who is an essential worker. Pamela is also a carer for another family member who has a disability. For almost 4 years she looked after the house like it was her … Read More
Open letter to the Premier
Kate’s youngest child’s allergies started playing up and the family subsequently discovered mould in the carpet.
Kate* and her family were happy living in their rental home. Her kids were of school age and their home was within walking distance to the school. Having moved into an older house, the lounge room carpet was already pretty worn but still in okay condition. After a while, Kate’s youngest child’s allergies started to … Read More
“We had lived in our home for nearly three years, made good friends in the community. Now we have had to leave, for no good reason.”
Janine and her family lived in their rental home for nearly 3 years. Janine said they had always paid the rent on time, taken good care of the property and the real estate agent never raised any concerns with them until the last inspection. “Then they complained about the state of the house as we … Read More
Nik doesn’t know what he would do without his four legged friends.
Queensland renter Nik*, is a tow truck driver and has been living in his Logan rental property for the last five years. Nik’s landlord gave him approval for him to keep his dogs back in 2017, and it was documented on the lease. Nik has two Maltese dogs, Monkey and Willow (pictured) and they have … Read More
Why we need a good reason before tenancies can be ended
My husband and I have been in our current rental property on for more than three years and always paid our rent on time. My husband was diagnosed with a serious illness a couple of months ago. With so much happening in our lives, we didn’t realise that the end our current lease was coming … Read More
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