Mr. McGowan questions the Department of Housing and Works on the eviction of severely disruptive tenants, seeking data on numbers, locations, and post-eviction housing arrangements. The Department provides some data on evictions for anti-social behaviour but does not monitor post-eviction housing.

AnsweredQoN 2002Legislative Assembly
Asked
25 November 2009
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Housing and Works

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I refer to the eviction of severely disruptive tenants from Department of Housing and Works accommodation, and ask:
(a) how many severely disruptive tenants were evicted between 23 September 2008 and 1 November 2009;
(b) how many severely disruptive tenants were evicted between 1 November 2009 and 23 November 2009;
(c) what was the suburb from which the severely disruptive tenants were evicted;
(d) does the Department monitor the housing arrangements of severely disruptive tenants evicted from Department accommodation; and
(i) if yes to (d), how are the housing arrangements of former severely disruptive tenants monitored; and
(e) if data has been collated on the housing circumstances of evicted tenants, could the Minister please outline what this data reveals in relation to where former tenants have found accommodation following their eviction?

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Answered
22 February 2010
Responded by
Minister for Housing and Works
Response time
89 days
The Department of Housing advises:
(a) The Department records data on a monthly basis. 9 tenants were evicted for anti-social behaviour between 1 October 2008 and 1 November 2009.
(b) Nil
(c) North Metropolitan region - 1
South Metropolitan region - 4
South East Metropolitan region - 4
(d) No
(i) Not applicable
(e) Not applicable
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