HOUSING — RENT AND EVICTION MORATORIUM
347. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Housing:
I refer to the raising of the
moratorium on evictions and rent increases on 29 March 2021. What is the total
number of termination notices from public housing since the moratorium lifted?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of this question. The termination of a tenancy is an option of last
resort when all other efforts to sustain the tenancy have failed. Ultimately,
the decision to end a tenancy is a matter that is decided by the Magistrates
Court. Termination notices do not represent a terminated tenancy nor an
eviction. A termination notice provides the tenant with a final notice and the
intent to progress the matter to the courts. From 1 April 2021 to 31 May 2021, 319 termination notices have been issued,
but only two bailiff evictions have occurred.