But expert says limiting frequency of rent hikes without a cap is unlikely to make a difference amid rising rate of homelessness
“We could look, for example, at limiting the number of times a year rents could go up, or we could look, as other jurisdictions have, at limiting the amount that they can go up [by], for example, [by] tying them to CPI.”
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup But she called on the state government to go even further and limit rent increases to 10% above CPI like the ACT government does.
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