NSW moves to outlaw asking tenants to pay for their own background checks on renter ‘blacklists’
by Catie McLeod from World news | The Guardian on (#6PR4X)
Minns government announces reforms to end practice of rental property platforms soliciting payments from applicants
Rental property application platforms would be prohibited from asking prospective tenants in New South Wales to pay for their own background checks under proposed new laws.
The Minns Labor government on Tuesday announced it would introduce the legislation after feedback from renters who said they were often told that paying these optional charges" would increase their chance of securing a home.
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