00:00It's a reality thousands of Sydney renters know all too well.
00:06He sent the eviction notice and I have to leave.
00:10That's it.
00:11Adit Arulbeh and his family have received several eviction notices.
00:15He says it's made finding a suitable home for his son with special needs all the more
00:19difficult.
00:20You think there's a reason, a reasonable reason?
00:22No, just I want the house, that's it.
00:25I want my house.
00:26Please go out in three months, in two months.
00:29That's it.
00:30One renter is issued with a no-grounds eviction every 18 minutes in NSW, meaning landlords
00:36can terminate rolling leases at any time without reason.
00:39Now the Minsk government is moving to legislate a ban on these types of evictions.
00:44If you live in the second most expensive city in the world and you hope to have young people
00:49as part of that future, something has to change.
00:52These reforms are absolutely vital.
00:54Under the proposed changes, landlords would be forced to meet one of several thresholds
00:58to evict someone, including the sale of the property or if the tenant causes damage.
01:04If the landlord gives non-genuine reasons, they'll face penalties, but there's no detail
01:08of what that will look like.
01:10The termination notice will also be doubled to 60 days for those on fixed-term agreements
01:15of less than six months, and increased from 60 to 90 days for those on more than six months.
01:22This is a government that isn't getting reform done in any timely fashion.
01:26The Property Owners Association says the move is impractical, makes it even more difficult
01:30for landlords to continue as investors, and doesn't address the issue of a lack of housing supply.
01:35If passed, NSW will join South Australia, the ACT and Victoria in banning no-fault evictions.
01:42That will be wonderful.
01:43That will be some kind of hope.
01:46And by next year, renters will be able to directly transfer their bond to a new property.
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