❓ Hon Wilson Tucker questions the Minister for Housing regarding the number of public housing tenants evicted via 'without grounds' terminations at the end of fixed-term leases. The Minister acknowledges reasons exist but data isn't readily available.
AnsweredQoN 67Legislative Council
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PUBLIC HOUSING — FIXED-TERM LEASE TERMINATIONS
67. Hon WILSON TUCKER to the minister representing the
Minister for Housing:
I refer to the Department of
Communities practice of utilising ''without grounds''
terminations at the end of a fixed-term lease to evict public housing tenants.
In the last 24 months, how many public housing tenants have been subject to a without
grounds termination?
67. Hon WILSON TUCKER to the minister representing the
Minister for Housing:
I refer to the Department of
Communities practice of utilising ''without grounds''
terminations at the end of a fixed-term lease to evict public housing tenants.
In the last 24 months, how many public housing tenants have been subject to a without
grounds termination?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following response has been provided by the
Minister for Housing.
''Without grounds'' is
a limited legal term and does not mean that there are not substantiated reasons
for a fixed-term tenancy not being renewed. A fixed-term tenancy may end for a range
of reasons, including when a fixed-term tenancy is renewed, a tenant moves on
to a periodic tenancy, a transfer is requested by the tenant or when a tenancy
has not been renewed for reasons including significant community safety
concerns, illegal use of premises or prolonged non-occupation of the property.
The Department of Communities data reporting does not capture individual
reasons for which a fixed-term tenancy may end. As such, providing this data
would require a manual review of individual case files and is not considered a reasonable
use of government resources.
some notice of the question. The following response has been provided by the
Minister for Housing.
''Without grounds'' is
a limited legal term and does not mean that there are not substantiated reasons
for a fixed-term tenancy not being renewed. A fixed-term tenancy may end for a range
of reasons, including when a fixed-term tenancy is renewed, a tenant moves on
to a periodic tenancy, a transfer is requested by the tenant or when a tenancy
has not been renewed for reasons including significant community safety
concerns, illegal use of premises or prolonged non-occupation of the property.
The Department of Communities data reporting does not capture individual
reasons for which a fixed-term tenancy may end. As such, providing this data
would require a manual review of individual case files and is not considered a reasonable
use of government resources.
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