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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 don't 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: Tasmania's Tenants' Union says there has been a wave of significant rent increases, with COVID-19 protections expiring One tenant copped a 20 per cent rent increase, or $72 a week on his rural ...
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. Cawthorn argues the design means people like him will be forced to wheel themselves 35 metres up a hill ...
Tasmanian landlords call for debts to be repaid as COVID rental protections expire Posted WedWednesday 6 updated WedWednesday 6 Tasmania's 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 evicted anyway She has since applied for six private rentals without success, and her family of three fac...
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 Tasmania's 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 discriminates against people with mobility issues Parliament Square has two accessible entrances, but disab...