The WA government has rejected calls to remove no-grounds evictions. That's despite a new report finding the state has made little progress on reforms aimed at protecting renters. The report found WA is the second-worst performing jurisdiction in the nation when it comes to renters' rights.
00:00It's a housing crunch and a growing number of people are at risk.
00:07Any one of us right here could be one step away from facing that housing insecurity.
00:16Industry convening to discuss solutions to tackling the crisis.
00:20One component is rental security.
00:23About 30% of Western Australians live in rentals.
00:26But a new report from Australia's peak housing body, National Shelter, says WA sits near the bottom of the list in delivering stronger protections.
00:35People are nervous about asking for home improvements if they're in a rental property because, of course, no grounds eviction still exists.
00:44In WA and the Northern Territory, landlords can evict tenants for no reason if they give notice.
00:50And for years the WA government has resisted calls for change, saying it wasn't the right time.
00:56Now it says the right time could be never.
00:59It has to be a balanced approach between providing greater protection for renters, which we've already done,
01:07but also still attracting people to invest to build new homes that contribute to the rental market.
01:14All of the other states that have got rid of no grounds are operating fine without it.
01:20Then we don't really understand why WA can't.
01:23Advocates say the housing shortage is putting renters in an increasingly precarious position.
01:29Renters are going to have less and less power. People are going to be pushed into, you know, even more kind of exploitative arrangements and different types of accommodation because they can't access rentals.
01:39A delicate balance protecting supply and demand.
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