WA's rental laws are finally being updated. Here's everything you need to know
ABCMore than a decade after Western Australia's rental laws were last updated, change is afoot. Renters' advocates had been crying out for similar changes, saying as long as landlords had the power to evict tenants for no reason, renters would be left worried that asking for repairs to their property or challenging rent increases could see them kicked out. But property groups like REIWA cautioned that significant changes like that could lead to investors fleeing the market, reducing an already small pool of rental properties and driving prices even higher. The changes will also stop landlords and property managers pressuring or encouraging tenants to offer more than the advertised rent. "But be very clear, the key answer to providing rental relief in this current market is boosting housing supply, and we're doing that with every measure possible," he said.
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