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Changes to rental laws in Canberra come into effect tomorrow, banning no-cause evictions and soliciting rental bids

Changes to the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 will come into effect from April 1, 2023. (ABC News: David Hudspeth)

The ACT has become the first Australian jurisdiction to remove all forms of tenancy termination without a legitimate cause in a raft of changes that also bans encouraging rental bidding.

The historic ban on 'no-cause' evictions will come into effect tomorrow — April 1 — and means landlords cannot terminate a renters' lease unless they provide a legitimate reason.

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