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Brisbane renter wins right to have Chihuahua under Queensland's new tenancy laws

New laws require a landlord to give a reason for refusing a tenant's request to have a pet, like if the animal is dangerous or the property is too small for it.

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‘Doesn’t make any sense’: call for Queensland home park rent caps to apply to all tenants

Advocates for renters say state shouldn’t play favourites with proposed limits on rent increases

The Guardian - AU

Queensland bid to limit rental hikes to once a year ‘will not stop price gouging’

Tenants and social organisations say proposed change don’t go far enough to addressing housing stress

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Queensland tenants and social groups welcome proposal to limit rent increases to once a year

But expert says limiting frequency of rent hikes without a cap is unlikely to make a difference amid rising rate of homelessness

The Guardian - AU

Queensland government faces backlash over move to consider rent caps

Comments by Annastacia Palaszczuk on limiting rent increases have been praised by some economists and panned by the real estate sector

The Guardian - AU

Premier's signal on rent rise caps sparks war of words

The suggestion Queensland is prepared to introduce a limit on rent increases has sparked debate on how the policy will affect landlords and tenants.

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Housing advocates call for rent limits in Qld

Queensland housing advocates are calling for the state government to limit the amount and size of rent rises allowed each year to protect renters.

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Landlord demands 60% increase in rent from Brisbane tenant amid Queensland housing crisis

Tenants Queensland says the hike is far more than the average increase of 35% that renters seek advice over

The Guardian - AU

Queensland housing minister urges compassion after ‘appalling’ call to raise rents by 20%

Leeanne Enoch says email sent to landlords by Brisbane agent comes amid ‘unprecedented pressures’ on market

The Guardian - AU

Not getting your bond back can be hugely stressful when moving house. So what can tenants do about it?

Rent rises and cost of living pressures are leaving renters across the country unable to fight bond disputes when moving to new homes, says Tenants Queensland.

ABC News

Brisbane real estate agency advises landlords to increase rents by over 20% amid housing crisis

Agency claims most tenants ‘are agreeable’ to the rent increases, which Tenants Queensland calls ‘opportunistic price-gouging’

The Guardian - AU

Airbnb landlords to pay tens of thousands of dollars under proposed Queensland levy

Greens bill will see investors pay 5% levy on all residential property left vacant for more than six months

The Guardian - AU

Queensland renters seek ‘landlord register’ to help keep rogue owners honest

Tenants Queensland says data could be collected about owners, their holdings and renting intentions

The Guardian - AU

‘Cowering before wealthy investors’: Queensland scraps tax changes targeting interstate landlords

Backflip comes after resistance from real estate industry and NSW’s refusal to hand over information

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Queensland urged to hold its nerve in face of ‘baseless’ campaign linking land tax hike to housing crisis

Academics, economists and tenant groups have dismissed the claims by state opposition and real estate group

The Guardian - AU

Australian sprawl: why developing our way to affordable housing could backfire

As Queensland focuses on greenfield development to solve its housing crisis, critics say it won’t help the people most in need

The Guardian - AU

Rent freeze: what will the Greens achieve if it comes into effect in Queensland?

Greens bill being introduced to parliament will seek to freeze residential rents across the state for two years

ABC News

Queensland tenants under pressure as rents rise amid calls for compassion from landlords

Cairo Sauvage and his housemates are about to move out of their shared home after months of uncertainty over a rent hike. As both a landlord and a renter, he says tenants hold little power in rental relationships.

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The Guardian - AU

State government ‘disappointed’ as Queensland real estate peak body urges skirting of new eviction laws

Property managers are being advised to provide notices to leave when issuing fixed-term leases

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Queensland renters living 'on knife's edge' after landlords issue new notices to leave in bid to stop 'lifelong' tenants

Brisbane woman Lyell Lamborn says she's living on a "knife's edge" after being handed a major rent increase and a notice to leave her worker's cottage following a new recommendation from Queensland's peak real estate body.

The Guardian - AU

Queensland real estate body tells landlords how to skirt new no-grounds eviction laws

Renters express shock as property managers told to provide tenants with notice to leave at same time as new leases

The Guardian - AU

Renters’ rights in mouldy homes: can you get a rent reduction or compensation for damages?

Theoretically, tenants in all three of Australia’s La Niña-hit east coast states could be eligible for discounts and damage payments, but seeking them is complex

ABC News

Whose responsibility is mould in a rental home and how should a tenant deal with it?

After months of rain and high humidity affecting parts of Australia's east coast, mould is thriving in dampened rental homes, but whose responsibility is it to remove it?

The Guardian - AU

Flood-hit Queensland renters have just days left to negotiate a break in their lease

With rental properties in short supply, many tenants are facing a difficult decision whether to stay or go

ABC News

Housing demand is driving rent up. Here are your options when faced with a rent increase in Queensland

Stretch your budget or join the dozens of people applying for rental homes? It’s a tough choice to make. What are your rights when it comes to dealing with rent increases?

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