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RESIDENTIAL TENANCY AMENDMENT BILL 2018 BILL 32 OF 2018

                                   FACT SHEET
                    Residential Tenancy Amendment Bill 2018
   The Residential Tenancy Amendment Bill 2018 amends the following items of
    legislation:
       o The Residential Tenancy Act 1997.
       o The Family Violence Act 2004.
   The Residential Tenancy Act 1997 is to be amended to:
       o Confirm the Director of Housing’s capacity to subsidise rent and bond following
         arrangements entered into under the Homes Act 1935 and clarify that review of
         subsidised rent by the Director of Housing is not an increase in rent, under
         section 20 of the Act.
       o Clarify the Act’s application to leasing and subleasing arrangements entered into
         under the Homes Act 1935.
       o Review the definition of social housing and social housing provider within the
         Act to better align with the Homes Act 1935.
       o Clarify the Act’s application to individual written agreements entered into by
         occupants of shared Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) for the
         property in which they reside.
       o Allow security deposits to be paid in instalments, expand the categories of
         organisation that may receive a security deposit and extend the timeframe
         within which a security deposit must be paid to the Rental Deposit Authority in
         certain circumstances.

   The Family Violence Act 2004 is to be amended to:
       o Enable a Court, when making a Family Violence Order, to terminate a
         residential tenancy agreement, without requirement to create a new agreement
         on varied terms and conditions.




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