Renters worse off as landlords begin evictions to skirt new Queensland laws, tenants group says
by Andrew Messenger from on (#6CZ7G)
Government says new regulations stipulating rents can not be raised more than once a year will be reviewed
Landlords seeking to avoid new Queensland laws limiting rent increases to once a year have left numerous renters worse off, according to the state's tenants' rights service
The Palaszczuk government on Thursday said it would review the laws - just two weeks after they took effect - amid reports landlords had evicted tenants in order to get around the regulation.
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