Rental First
UPDATED 27 April 2020
The NSW Government implemented the federally announced 6 months Evictions Moratorium in two steps:
Step 1: An interim 60-day stop on all evictions for rental arrears where the
renting household has been financially impacted by COVID-19. This
commences 15 April and is in place for 60 days.
Step 2: After the 60 day stop, restrictions on evictions for rental arrears for
COVID-19 impacted tenants will apply for 6 months.
A landlord will only be able to apply for eviction for rental arrears if they can show they:
- Attempted to negotiate a rent reduction with the tenant in good faith
- If informal negotiations failed, that the tenant and landlord have attempted mediation through the Fair Trading dispute resolution process
- That the eviction is fair and reasonable in the circumstances of the specific case.
To be continued