❓ Dr. Buti questions the Department of Housing on its properties, tenant selection, and inspection practices in Armadale and across the metropolitan area, with the Department providing data and justifications for its policies.
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(1) How many Department of Housing properties, including those managed by other agencies, are there in the electorate of Armadale and the City of Armadale?
(2) What is the ratio of public housing to private housing in the Armadale electorate and the City of Armadale, and how does this compare to all other metropolitan state electorates and other Department of Housing zones?
(3) How many new properties has the Department of Housing purchased in the electorate of Armadale and the City of Armadale since 2008?
(4) How many Department of Housing properties in the metropolitan area have been sold since 2008 and in what suburbs where they located?
(5) Are potential Department of Housing tenants required to provide references when seeking accommodation as with private tenancies, and if not, why not?
(6) Are Department of Housing tenants required to undergo three/six monthly rent inspections as with private tenancies, and if not, why not?
(7) When placing tenants, what consideration is given to previous complaints about that property?
(2) What is the ratio of public housing to private housing in the Armadale electorate and the City of Armadale, and how does this compare to all other metropolitan state electorates and other Department of Housing zones?
(3) How many new properties has the Department of Housing purchased in the electorate of Armadale and the City of Armadale since 2008?
(4) How many Department of Housing properties in the metropolitan area have been sold since 2008 and in what suburbs where they located?
(5) Are potential Department of Housing tenants required to provide references when seeking accommodation as with private tenancies, and if not, why not?
(6) Are Department of Housing tenants required to undergo three/six monthly rent inspections as with private tenancies, and if not, why not?
(7) When placing tenants, what consideration is given to previous complaints about that property?
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Answered
20 June 2013
Responded by
Minister for Housing
Response time
28 days
The Department of Housing advises:
(1) 1000 in the City of Armadale as at 30 April 2013.
(2) 3.12% for the City of Armadale as at 30 June 2012. This is a lower
presence for public housing than the majority of local government authorities
in the metropolitan area.
(3) 118 dwellings for social housing in the City of Armadale since 2008. All
of these properties were also in the Armadale Electorate.
(4) 538. [See Tabled Paper no.]
(5) No. Many clients require access to social housing through the
Department as a last resort because they have no other viable housing
options. If the Department required tenant references it would place
unfair discrimination against clients who have a right to access affordable,
safe and sustainable housing.
(6) No. Annual inspections are conducted at all tenancies.
(7) The Department allocates available properties to the next applicant on
the waiting list for that property and location. In accordance with the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 , it is unlawful for the Department of
Housing "to discriminate against another person by deferring their
application for accommodation or lower their order of precedence in any list of
applicants for that accommodation." In addition, when making an
allocation the Department cannot make preconceived judgements about an
applicant's future tenancy.
(1) 1000 in the City of Armadale as at 30 April 2013.
(2) 3.12% for the City of Armadale as at 30 June 2012. This is a lower
presence for public housing than the majority of local government authorities
in the metropolitan area.
(3) 118 dwellings for social housing in the City of Armadale since 2008. All
of these properties were also in the Armadale Electorate.
(4) 538. [See Tabled Paper no.]
(5) No. Many clients require access to social housing through the
Department as a last resort because they have no other viable housing
options. If the Department required tenant references it would place
unfair discrimination against clients who have a right to access affordable,
safe and sustainable housing.
(6) No. Annual inspections are conducted at all tenancies.
(7) The Department allocates available properties to the next applicant on
the waiting list for that property and location. In accordance with the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 , it is unlawful for the Department of
Housing "to discriminate against another person by deferring their
application for accommodation or lower their order of precedence in any list of
applicants for that accommodation." In addition, when making an
allocation the Department cannot make preconceived judgements about an
applicant's future tenancy.
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