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65-year-old Navy veteran speaks out after shock eviction.

Recovering addicts Lekita and Justin want to give their son the best possible chance in life, but say they constantly face roadblocks because of their past — with advocates warning families like theirs are at risk of losing their children if they cannot get a roof over their heads.

A landlord's plans to convert an entire row of terrace-house flats into short-stay accommodation may end tenants' leases in the midst of the rental crisis. 

Renters in a picturesque Australian city are pulling out all stops to try and find a home in the nations most competitive market - and it shows no signs of improving.

Airbnb and its competitors have made tourism a year-round prospect in many places, but locals say that locks them out of the rental market

In most of Australia there is no regulation over information requested by agents – but it’s ‘overkill’, say renters’ advocates

Tasmanians face sudden rent hikes as COVID-19 protections expire Posted ThuThursday 18 FebFebruary 2021 at 8:15pm Tenant Ken says: "I feel trapped … I dont think I can break the lease without penalties." ( Print text only Cancel Tasmanian residential tenants have been hit with rent hikes of up to $100 a week, with a wave of increases following the end of COVID-19 rental protections. Key points: Tasmanias Tenants Union says there has been a wave of significant rent increases, with COVID-1...

Last modified on Sat 6 Feb 2021 21.44 EST It was once touted as Hobart’s answer to Melbourne’s Federation Square. Now, the $220m Parliament Square redevelopment is at the centre of a legal dispute over equal access that is headed to the high court. Four years after disability advocate and pensioner David Cawthorn first lodged a complaint, developer Citta Group last month appealed to the high court in a bid to block the case from being heard at Tasmania’s anti-discrimination tribunal. Cawt...

Tasmanian landlords call for debts to be repaid as COVID rental protections expire Posted WedWednesday 6 updated WedWednesday 6 Tasmanias moratorium on evictions is set to cease at the end of January. ( Share Print text only Key points: The Tasmanian Government extended a moratorium on the eviction of tenants in rental arrears until January 31 A lobby group for landlords has called on the government to hold firm on that date and fork out on any lost rent Some Tasmanian renters are being evicte...

Disability advocates in four-year battle with Parliament Square developers over lift ThuThursday 24 David Cawthorn says the building discriminates against people with mobility issues. ( Share Print text only Cancel Disability advocates say they believe developers behind one of Tasmanias most prominent projects have now spent more money fighting against installing an accessible lift than it would have cost them to put it in initially. Key points: Disability advocates say the development discrimi...