The Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation (Rent Freeze) Amendment Bill 2022 is The Greens' latest attempt to impose rent controls on residential rental properties in Queensland.
Under the proposed Bill:
- a two year rent freeze will be implemented with the maximum permitted rent being the relevant property's rent on 1 August 2022..
- landlords who shift a property to the short-term accommodation sector during the rent freeze period will be fined over $7,000.
- newly built properties during the rent freeze period are subject to rent caps based on the suburb's median rent.
- future rent increases (after the two year freeze) are limited to 2% every two years with no end date.
There are no plans to implement any form of freeze on expenses such as rates, water rates, land tax etc.
After the furore over the Qld Government's now shelved plans to assess land tax based on combined Qld and interstate land holdings, this Bill is generally flying under the radar
Stakeholder submissions are sought by 31 October 2022.
Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation (Rent Freeze) Amendment Bill 2022
Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation (Rent Freeze) Amendment Bill 2022 - Submissions
October 2022
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