Queensland real estate body tells landlords how to skirt new no-grounds eviction laws

Renters express shock as property managers told to provide tenants with notice to leave at same time as new leases

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Queensland's peak real estate body has recommended property managers issue every tenant with a notice to leave at the same time as they are offered a new lease, as a way of circumventing the state's new no-grounds eviction laws.

Renters who spoke to Guardian Australia criticised the recommendation, which they said has left them shocked and worried about their future.

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