With a nationwide rental squeeze deepening, the young couple were bracing for a hike to their rent, only to be left blindsided. 9News
"I asked the real estate agent, 'Would it be possible to negotiate?' and she said 'No'," Mehta told 9news.com.au.
Then, the day after moving out, Mehta said his wife noticed a real estate advertisement pop up online. Tenants who feel a hike is excessive are able to lodge an objection with the NSW Civil & Administrative Tribunal.It's because of this that the excessive rent increase provisions are little used, representing just two per cent of applications to the tribunal's tenancy division, the NSW Tenants' Union suggests.
During Labor's NSW election campaign, soon-to-be premier Chris Minns promised his government would implement several changes to help renters, including establishing a rental commissioner, introducing portable bonds and better regulating rental bidding. Patterson Ross said NSW could also look to other parts of Australia for inspiration when it came to policies for helping limit excessive rent rises.
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