Page 5550 - Week 14 - Thursday, 30 November 2017

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In 2016-17, the ACAT Trust fund provided the following funding to:

- Tenants Union ACT of $0.434m;

- Office of Rental Bonds of $1.191m; and

- ACAT of $6.447m.

(3) & (4) The following table summarises the balance of Rental Bond funds for each financial year and related change from 2010-11 to end of October 2017:

30/6/11

$’000

30/6/12

$’000

30/6/13

$’000

30/6/14

$’000

30/6/15

$’000

30/6/16

$’000

30/6/17

$’000

31/10/17

$’000

Rental Bond Trust Account - Level of fund 1

48,966

54,218

58,160

60,285

62,916

65,943

69,201

69,913

Change from prior year

10.73%

7.27%

3.65%

4.36%

4.81%

4.94%

1.03%

Note:

1. The level of fund each financial year include balances from the Access Canberra operating bank account (Rental Bond Trust account) and the Public Trustee and Guardian investment account (Rental Bond Trust Account).

Housing—rental
(Question No 808)

Ms Le Couteur asked the Minister for Regulatory Services, upon notice, on 27 October 2017 (redirected to the Attorney-General):

(1) Does the ACT Government collect data on the use of certain terms (including endorsed and special terms) in Residential Tenancy Agreements.

(2) How many Residential Tenancy Agreements in the ACT have “no pet” clauses.

(3) Does the ACT Government collect data on what grounds are used for the eviction of tenants in the ACT.

(4) What is the breakdown of evictions over the last three years, by reason/cause.

(5) What restrictions currently exist in the ACT for minor modifications in rental properties.

(6) What complaints have been made over the past three years arising from minor modifications in rental properties in the private rental market.

(7) What complaints have been made over the past three years arising from minor modifications in rental properties in community/social housing.

(8) What limitations are in place in the ACT for the duration of fixed-term residential leases.

(9) What is the breakdown of the duration of fixed-term residential leases in the ACT (for example, six month, 12 month, 24 month, recurring, etc).

(10) What is the frequency of lease renewals in fixed-term residential leases.


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