A new report by advocacy group Better Renting tracked temperature in more than 70 Australian rental homes through June and July and found they were routinely below safe temperature levels.
tracked temperature in more than 70 rental homes through June and July and found they were routinely below safe temperature levels. It notes a World Health Organisation benchmark of 18C as the minimum healthy indoor temperature.85.1 per cent of the time in NSW56.5 per cent of the time in Western Australia88.
Average relative humidity in participating NSW properties was about 70 per cent. Homes in Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania and Queensland all recorded above 65 per cent but below 70 per cent. The report calls for Australian governments to introduce minimum energy efficiency standards for rental properties to better protect renters.
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