Territorians are copping rent rises as high as 60 per cent while some are finding themselves on the street due to no-fault evictions and a lack of options for those doing it tough.
Lara Dunkley put up with mould in her rental property before she was kicked out.Renters in the NT can be kicked out of their homes without reason, leading many to defer important maintenance requests out of fear of negative consequences.
Ms Dunkley is no stranger to the Top End humidity, so when she found the mould she cleaned it, told the real estate agent and vowed to use the air-conditioner more. The Northern Territory has the highest percentage of renters in the country, with almost half the population reliant on someone else to keep a roof over their head.He said a recent survey of 200 of DCLS's clients showed Ms Dunkley's experience was not unusual, with a lack of responsiveness from agents and an inability to secure repairs two major themes in the results.
"One of those negative consequences might be that because they've sought compensation that they'll be seen as somebody who's difficult to deal with and they might not be able to get another tenancy later on because even though blacklists are regulated, gossip is not." Hardship provisions available to landlords in mortgage stress are not available for renters, who can find their leases terminated as a result."If you're in mortgage stress you can go to your bank and you can apply for a hardship program, all of them have them and they have to offer it to you," he said.
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