RTA: Residential Tenancies Act 1997

这是小编一朋友发的“暴怒贴”:

“中介刚发了邮件来让大家一起抗议，我仔细看了一下维州新RTA的提案，简直气不过啊，立刻去签名抗议了。
几点特别夸张的：
1，房客有权在房子里养宠物，房东无权拒绝 （？！）
2，房客合同到期可以无需经过房东同意直接续签好几年 （也就是没法加租了？！）
3， 房客可以对房子做非结构上的小改变，并且搬出去的时候不需要复原 （什么鬼？）
4，取消“无理由通知房客退租“，哪怕提前4周通知也不行。 （自己的房子自己都不能做主在固定租约到期之后赶人？！）
5，房客如果有东西没搬走，房东必须替其保管28天。 （如果房客故意不把大件家具搬走，那房子就至少白白空置28天！）
6，房东需要交房东Bond金保证紧急维修及时到位
7，房东需要向房客公布自己地址

这么下去我真觉得房东都房子已经不是房东的了，根本就是作为公屋让政府解决房价不可负担的手段。买不起？租就是了，政府保护你们，跟自己的房子一样随意地动吧。房东什么也控制不了。

签名可以去这个网页，拉到最下面，左边是可以给你们市的议员写信，右边是change.org的这件事的petition，大家可以签名。
https://www.reiv.com.au/news/policy-issues/rta-review”

但是主流媒体是这么站队的：

Renters to have more rights under

possible changes

Renters could have long-term leases and greater protection under a state government review of Victoria’s renting laws.

Possible changes to the Residential Tenancies Act include leases of more than five years, banning rental bids, restricting rent rises to once a year and banning no-pet clauses.

Family violence victims may be able to challenge notices to vacate stemming from the perpetrator’s behaviour, while eviction notices may need supporting evidence.

Tenants could need landlord consent before listing a property on Airbnb or similar sites

Other options include minimum health and safety standards for rental properties and incentives for landlords to make repairs quickly, such as restrictions on charging market rent.

A new mediation service with powers to make binding decisions could be introduced under possible changes.

Acting Consumer Affairs Minister Lily D’Ambrosio said renters and landlords were being urged to have their say.

“We’re overhauling rental rules so that renters are protected and the laws guiding landlords are up to date,” she said.

“We’re making sure laws around renting strike a fair balance between the rights of people who live in a rental property and the people they rent those properties from.”

Tenants Union of Victoria policy officer Yaelle Caspi welcomed the government review.

“The rental market has changed significantly with more than one million individuals and families now renting long term,” she said.

“We need rental laws that reflect this change, and that give tenants choice, certainty and control over their housing.

“The government needs to make renting fair so that all Victorians have the same rights to safe and secure housing.”

The government said the possible changes had been developed from 331 written responses to the Fairer Safer Housing discussion papers and 3500 contributions to forums and quick polls.