Showing articles tagged with 'Renting'
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West Melbourne-based Waterdale Property Agent Pty Ltd (ACN 121 837 581), trading as Waterdale Estate Agents, was convicted of breaching laws introduced to protect vulnerable renters during the first coronavirus wave.
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Consumer Affairs Victoria has commenced criminal action against a real estate agency which allegedly served Notices to vacate illegally under laws introduced to protect renters during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Reforms related to pets in residential tenancies commenced on 2 March 2020.
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A former Cobden estate agent has been sentenced to three months’ jail after pleading guilty to almost 40 charges relating to mismanagement of his clients’ money.
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From 19 June 2019, Victorian landlords can give tenants who consent the prescribed renting guide in electronic form, instead of a printed guide. In tenancy agreements entered into on or after 19 June 2019, rent increases are restricted to no more than once every 12 months.
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From 1 February 2019, the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 will apply to all fixed-term residential tenancy agreements, regardless of length.
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Two companies operating rooming houses and their sole director have been ordered to stop operating rooming houses for five years, unless they implement a strict legal compliance program.
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Melbourne real estate agency Baycrown Management Pty Ltd (ACN 112 960 960) has had its licence cancelled and been disqualified from holding an estate agent’s licence for five years, following a number of breaches of Victoria’s rental and estate agent laws.
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Formerly licensed estate agent Boris Real Estate (ACN 163 343 744) has been convicted and fined $10,000 and its sole director, Suzanne Zvizdalo, received a three-month suspended jail sentence, for breaches of the Estate Agents Act 1980.
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Melbourne Magistrates Court has found that a rooming house operator and its sole director breached Victoria’s residential tenancy laws.
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