Boarding house regulations in Sydney’s inner west under review after fatal Newtown fire

Owner of Newtown property ordered to make repairs and clean three other boarding houses after council inspections

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An urgent review of totally inadequate" boarding house inspection practices has been launched by the Inner West council following the fatal fire at a property that claimed three lives in Newtown last month.

Mayor Darcy Byrne has also written to the New South Wales government to request a joint review of boarding house regulation in a bid to make the last resort housing measures safer and fairer.