MELBOURNE RENTERS: you lucky ducks 🦆, we're holding another Melb Tenant Talk this Thursday at 6pm, and this one's virtual—you don't even have to leave your house! Join us for a lively renting solutions brainstorm and focus group. RSVP here!: buff.ly/3MATNIp

We applaud this proposal to hold govt responsible for upholding laws that protect renters! We can pass all the reforms we want, but if it's still more profitable for landlords and REAs to bypass them & pay a little painless fine, then they're worthless. buff.ly/4dPiME0

It is good to see the chair of the NHSAC acknowledge that housing in Australia and the housing crisis is harmful. People die in Australia because of poor housing or a lack of housing. They become physically and mentally unwell. Better Renting 3/

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In 2027 we're putting landlords in the van, Firstdog Onthemoon is a true visionary buff.ly/4cWm6Ml

We want to hear about rental property listings that: - mislead - include properties that don't meet Victoria’s rental minimum standards. If you see a dodgy listing you can report it without giving your name consumer.vic.gov.au/rental-listing Minimum standards consumer.vic.gov.au/rentalstandards #MelbRE

In their new report, Better Renting found that 2 out of 5 renters in QLD were "too hot almost all the time" in their homes. We need politicians to consider renters' wellbeing and introduce energy efficiency minimum standards for rentals Meaghan Scanlon MP betterrenting.org.au/joule_thieves_…

We're also looking for rental homes in the Melbourne area that we can photograph ourselves in the next couple weeks: if you have issues in your rental home that are tough to capture, let us know and we'll help you out!