Exclusive: New bill seeks to ban rent processing fees, require landlords to provide proof for bond claims and establish a portable bond scheme
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Landlords and real estate agents will have to provide renters with proof to back up a bond claim and will be banned from charging fees to process rent, under long-awaited legislation to be introduced to Victorian parliament.
The premier, Jacinta Allan, and minister for consumer affairs, Nick Staikos, on Wednesday announced the introduction of Labor’s latest rental reforms to parliament, which if passed would also establish a portable bond scheme the government said would benefit about 736,000 households.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/15/victoria-rent-reforms-portable-bond-fees-parliament
Author : Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent
Publish date : 2025-10-15 00:36:00
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