New Rental Reforms to Protect Victims of Domestic Violence
January 2019 | Ariza Arif New tenancy reforms to improve the protections for victims of domestic violence living in a rented property will commence on 28 February 2019. Currently victims of domestic violence must give 14 days’ notice to break a fixed-term lease and face financial penalties for doing so. The changes mean that victims will be able to break a lease without penalty. To end the tenancy in circumstances of domestic violence, the victim will need to give