MORE than 29,000 tenants, property owners and managers have already responded to the Queensland government’s first review of tenancy laws in 40 years.
Housing and Public Works Minister Mick de Brenni said responses to the Queensland Government’s Open Doors to Renting Reform consultation, received in just over a fortnight, had been overwhelming. Submissions will be taken for two more weeks.
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“By bringing everybody together we can find solutions that work for all parties, whether they’re tenants, property owners or managers,” he said.
State-wide consultation is underway ahead of important reforms to residential tenancy laws to ensure the needs of Queenslanders are met now and into the future. The last real review of tenancy regulations happened 40 years ago.
About 34 percent of Queensland housholds rent the home they live in. Queensland has one of the highest number of tenants in Australia.
Mr de Brenni said the responses included 69 comprehensive written submissions.
“Queenslanders have told us the old laws aren’t flexible enough to allow tenants and property to find middle ground on things like installing pay TV, keeping pets, hanging family pictures on a wall or making a garden,” Mr de Brenni said.
“These are things that make a house a home.
Mr de Brenni said responses to the review transformed the age-old perception of mum and dad investors and tenants being on opposite sides of the fence.
The consultation remains open until November 30 at: www.qld.gov.au/rentinginqld
