Hobart's Safe Space homeless program granted lease extension â but must now pay rent By Adam Langenberg TueTuesday 9 updated WedWednesday 10 MarMarch 2021 at 11:07pm Judd Nicholls, with his dog Grinna, is a client at Hobart's Safe Space homeless facility. ( Share Print text only Cancel For homeless Judd, the Safe Space night program means he can "count on being warm and cosy" â but the program itself is now looking for a new place of its own, with Hobart's city council not renewing the lease. Key points: Its lease was due to expire at the end of March The council has granted a two-month reprieve but the program's operator must now pay rent