$11,000 Fines in Store for Landlords Who ‘Do the Wrong Thing’ in Victoria

Published on March 21, 2024

The Victorian Labor government will establish a new taskforce that could fine landlords who “do the wrong thing.” However, the Opposition is seeking questions in Parliament on whether this taskforce will apply to government landlords of state-owned housing. Under the government’s reforms, a landlord who lets a new renter move into a rental property that doesn’t meet certain standards could receive an $11,000 (US$7,300) fine. The taskforce, embedded in Consumer Affairs Victoria, is backed by a $4 million investment and will employ more intelligence analysts, inspectors, investigators and lawyers within the government agency. Consumer Affairs Minister Gabrielle Williams explained the taskforce sent a clear message to rental providers that rental offences would “not be tolerated.”...

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