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A tenants' advocacy group says renters are increasingly having their tenancies prematurely ended, as landlords make moves before new rules set in.

Most changes of the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2020 come into force on Thursday.

Supplied The room has two small wardrobes inside for the use of the tenants. He said the landlord appeared to have attempted to make it as comfortable as possible by mounting a fan above the door and said he imagined many students would not blink an eye at renting such a small room. Stuff has approached the lister of the property for comment. Crow said many renters were trying to find ways to afford to live in the central city, which might mean sharing a room. Supplied The living area of the five-bedroom flat. He said the landlord could also be seeking to capitalise on the lack of accomm...

But TCIT received a complaint in October 2019, that alleged Poomia Investments had continued not to comply with its bond lodging obligations and these breaches were then brought to the Tenancy Tribunal. Watson said boarding house landlords needed to be aware they were running a residential accommodation business which needed to follow the Act. “They cannot rewrite the rules if they are of the opinion that lodging bonds is too much of a burden; they need to comply with the law,” Watson said. Under the Act, landlords who are operating a boarding house and require a bond of more than one...

A Huntly boarding house landlord has been fined nearly $9000 for failing to lodge bonds and overcharging rent to tenants.