A FAIR GO FOR RENTERS

The rental market is South Australia is out of control. While prices continue to soar, SA renters face some of the worst protections in the country.  Whether you rent or own, we believe that everyone has the right to feel secure, live comfortably and be part of the community. 
 
With so many now locked out of homeownership, affordable and secure long-term rental options are vital.  Sadly, many people are experiencing housing stress and have no certainty about where they are going to be living in a year or even six months’ time.  The ability for landlords to easily evict people without grounds causes great uncertainty and stress, especially for families with school-age children.   
 
The system is skewed against people who rent and in favour of landlords.  We need to redress the imbalance and provide better security, rights and protections for people who rent.  It is simply not good enough that successive governments continue to ignore the systemic market failure that excludes so many in our community from safe and secure housing. 
 
The Greens want to provide stability to people who rent, make homes affordable, ensure minimum housing standards, allow people to create a home, and give renters better rights and protections. 
 
Under our plan we will protect renters’ rights by establishing a State Tenant’s Union to ensure renters have access to independent information, advocacy and advice services.