COMMUNITY HOUSING —
THREE-STRIKES POLICY
444. Hon PETER COLLIER to the minister representing the
Minister for Housing:
(1) Can the
minister confirm that there is no three-strikes policy for community housing
provided by non-government providers, as there is with Housing Authority
tenants?
(2) Do community housing
tenants have to comply with conduct obligations under the Residential Tenancies
Act?
(3) If no to (2), what legislative
requirements do community housing tenants have to comply with?
(4) What
legislation or policy do neighbours of community housing use to evict tenants
who engage in persistent antisocial behaviour?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the Leader of the Opposition
for some notice of the question. The following information has been provided by
the Minister for Housing.
(1) The disruptive
behaviour management strategy is a tenancy management policy of the Department
of Communities. Community housing organisations have their own tenancy
management policies.
(2) Yes.
(3) Not applicable.�
(4) The member
may recall that in 2011 the previous Liberal–National government, of
which he was a minister, amended the Residential Tenancies Act 1987 to
introduce specific provisions for the termination of social housing tenancy
agreements due to objectionable behaviour. Although neighbours of community housing
tenants do not have the authority to evict tenants, they should report
disruptive behaviour to the community housing organisation that manages the
property, which will manage the tenancy in accordance with the act. Criminal
behaviour should be reported to the Western Australia Police Force.