>New South Wales renters will no longer be made to pay extra fees when they pay the rent and will have greater rights to keep a pet in a suite of reforms to be announced on Monday.
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>The state government plans to introduce legislation to modernise the state’s rental regulation into parliament in October.
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>Under the rules landlords will have to offer a convenient alternative to “rent tech” platforms that charge a fee on top of rent. Options might include bank transfer or the commonwealth government-run Centrepay.
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>The law already requires landlords to offer at least one means of paying rent without added fees. But Guardian Australia’s Hot Property series has reported on the loopholes that some use to discourage users from avoiding the fees.
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>For instance, the OurProperty app offers paying rent in cash at Australia Post as its fee-free option, and Ailo makes renters enter their bank details anew each month.
satisfiedfools on
It’s just tinkering around the edges. Rent bidding is illegal in NSW but the practice is still alive and kicking.
Own-Doughnut-1443 on
This is great, but one more thing – landlords are still making tenants pay the one-off $300 charge to connect a new or subdivided property to the NBN. It’s part of the first bill when you move in and sign up for service, so tenants can’t avoid it. This is an area that’s needed change for many years. The $300 is a one-off fee per property and tenants shouldn’t be paying it.
GakkoAtarashii on
Rent fees needs to stop.
Support for pets is dumb.
I would like to se a governing body capable of issuing fines and bans. Maybe even one that handles inspections and bond reviews.
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>New South Wales renters will no longer be made to pay extra fees when they pay the rent and will have greater rights to keep a pet in a suite of reforms to be announced on Monday.
>
>The state government plans to introduce legislation to modernise the state’s rental regulation into parliament in October.
>
>Under the rules landlords will have to offer a convenient alternative to “rent tech” platforms that charge a fee on top of rent. Options might include bank transfer or the commonwealth government-run Centrepay.
>
>The law already requires landlords to offer at least one means of paying rent without added fees. But Guardian Australia’s Hot Property series has reported on the loopholes that some use to discourage users from avoiding the fees.
>
>For instance, the OurProperty app offers paying rent in cash at Australia Post as its fee-free option, and Ailo makes renters enter their bank details anew each month.
It’s just tinkering around the edges. Rent bidding is illegal in NSW but the practice is still alive and kicking.
This is great, but one more thing – landlords are still making tenants pay the one-off $300 charge to connect a new or subdivided property to the NBN. It’s part of the first bill when you move in and sign up for service, so tenants can’t avoid it. This is an area that’s needed change for many years. The $300 is a one-off fee per property and tenants shouldn’t be paying it.
Rent fees needs to stop.
Support for pets is dumb.
I would like to se a governing body capable of issuing fines and bans. Maybe even one that handles inspections and bond reviews.