GOVV | CVA | CALL FOR RESPONSE | Residential Tenancies Act Review | CLOSES Friday 10 February 2017

[Edited extract from public address]

Victorian Government’s Fairer, Safer Housing Plan outlines a vision for everyone to have access to safe, secure and affordable housing.

The Government undertook a review of the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 (RTA). The review considered how regulation can best meet the current and future needs and expectations of participants in the modern rental market.

The resulting options discussion paper collates suggested reforms across the following thematic areas:

• dispute resolution
• family violence in a tenancy
• property conditions
• bonds, rent and other charges
• rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants at the beginning, during and the end of a tenancy
• rooming houses
• security of tenure.

Feedback on this options paper can still be offered until Friday 10 February 2017. Feedback will be used to develop a package of recommended reforms to the RTA, followed by legislation introduced into the Victorian Parliament in early 2018.

View the full options paper and have your say:
Online
Email: yoursay@fairersaferhousing.vic.gov.au
Post:
Residential Tenancies Act Review
Consumer Affairs Victoria
GPO Box 123, Melbourne VIC 3001

The website fairersaferhousing.vic.gov.au/renting is an online consultation hub where you can have your say in discussions and polls, share your experiences using the ‘Your stories’ feature and watch videos related to the review. There is also translated information for culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

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State Government Victoria
Consumer Affairs Victoria
GPO Box 123
Melbourne VIC 3001
Email: yoursay@fairersaferhousing.vic.gov.au
Website: fairersaferhousing.vic.gov.au/renting