Attempts to identify dodgy landlords seems to be farcical, at least in Victoria. The reasons dodgy landlords escape scrutiny are toward the end of this article.
With the dearth of rental properties and especially affordable ones renters are ‘running scared’ that if they do anything to offend they will be homeless in a heartbeat.
All the while our pollies continue to wring their hands with proposals to further reward property investment on current terms rather than encouraging more building to rent by changing the tax laws to encourage it.
