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Hi Rod. Great work, bringing the light to a very dark piece of WA proposed legislation. Keep up the good work. Adam Bettison President Property Owners Association of WA
ReplyDeleteBlue leader this is big bird, we have target confirmation, over.
ReplyDeleteThis is just another example of two different sets of rules on the same playing field. Do you think the courts have sympathy and understanding for good landlords as it is.
ReplyDeleteIf its not the economic crash, then its the Government that is destroying the hard earned rewards of long years of working service that is now the owners retirement.
Give us a break and do the right thing.
If it is not landlords who are providing accommodation then perhaps the government should pick up the tab for total social accommodation needs.
Why do they bite the hand that feeds?
In my experience there are no penalties for bad tenants. Why Not?
ReplyDeleteAnother example of 2 sets of rules on the same playing field.
Debate on this bill resumed in the WA parliament last night. details on hansard. still ongoing.
ReplyDeleteThe amendments propose to ‘provide greater balance between the rights and obligations of tenants and lessors and enhance the clarity and effectiveness of the legislation'. This is gobblegook.
ReplyDeleteWhen one considers the way in which
Residential Tenancy dispute matters are heard and determined in a Magistrates Court.
The Magistrates Court in WA may be constituted by a single JP acting alone, records are not required to be kept and determinations of Magistrates Courts are not freely publicly available or reported to any central authority. Decisions made by Magistrates are not reflective of common law or legal precedent and are the personal whim of the individual JP’s or Magistrate.