Renters boost and $235k safety alarm

FLAT CHAT WRAP

Three serious stories straight off the website have caught our attention this week – but there’s a bit of fun too.

The first two reports are changes planned in NSW laws to make life more secure and a bit easier for renters.

Premier Chris Minns announced last weekend that the government is going to stop no-fault evictions – where landlord move tenants out of their properties because that’s the easiest way of pushing rents up beyond what might be considered reasonable.

At the same time the government in going to bring in transferable electronic rental bonds for tenants who are on the move (willingly or otherwise).

When finances are tight, and moving home is costly anyway, people can’t afford to have a chunk of money tied up in their old bod when they are having to pay their new one. You’ll find both stories HERE.

Then there’s the question of the strata scheme that was fined $235,000 for breaches of Workplace Health and Safety regs. Does the fact that it was non-residential mean we won’t be affected?

Or are we liable for WHS if there are Airbnbs in our blocks – or even if we are just working from home?

And finally, we launch Hug Your Strata Manager Day and you can do that HERE. That’s all in this week’s Flat Chat Wrap.

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Recorded by Jimmy Thomson & Sue Williams; Transcribed by Otter.ai.
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