"We desperately need a national body with teeth to fight in their corner and enforce stronger renters' rights."
housing crisis is the National Renters Protection Authority , an authority staffed with 1000 public servants across the country that would investigate claims of rental breaches and fine the offenders responsible.
"Across this country, there are seven million renters who are powerless in their own home, unable to push back against unfair rent hikes, dodgy agents and landlords who never do basic repairs," Greens housing spokesperson Max Chandler-Mather said. Under the proposed body, first-time offences would attract fines of up to $3756 for individual landlords or real estate agents, and up to $18,700 for agencies.Those figures would rise to $15,650 and $78,250 respectively for serious and repeat offenders.
That would include a host of reforms including freezing rents for two years and perpetually capping increases at 2 per cent, and introducing national minimum standards for ventilation, heating, cooling and insulation.Chandler-Mather said the NRPA was a necessary step to fix Australia's rental market.
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