Minns government announces reforms to end practice of rental property platforms soliciting payments from applicants
Chris Minns says property owners can still consult renter blacklists but the cost of doing so should not be borne by prospective tenants.Chris Minns says property owners can still consult renter blacklists but the cost of doing so should not be borne by prospective tenants.The Minns Labor government on Tuesday announced it would introduce the legislation after feedback from renters who said they were often told that paying these “optional charges” would increase their chance of securing a home.
Tenants can only be listed on one of these databases for two reasons: if they have left a property and owe money, or if the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal has made an order to terminate their lease, the government said. The package would also fulfil Labor’s election promise to ban no-grounds evictions, meaning landlords would no longer be able to terminate rolling or fixed-term leases without a valid reason.
In its submission to a parliamentary inquiry into the proposal, the Property Investors Council warned that Victoria’s no-grounds evictions laws “caught most property investors off guard” when they were introduced in 2021.
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