(Posted on Monday, 3rd November)
"Public housing properties in the ACT received nearly $73,000 worth of damage each week last financial year, according to an ACT Government department."
"If they're a current tenant we ask them to enter into a repayment agreement with us and if they've left our housing then we have to go to the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal and get an order like every other landlord."
I found this article quite interesting as it left me asking several questions:
- Is it possible to decide whether the damage was deliberate or not? And would this outcome affect the expected payment from the tenant? (assuming not)
- How do these statistics compare to private rental properties?
- Does the demographics of those living in these houses affect the rate of damage per house? (children, pets, use of substances?)
Good questions Kaeley. There could well be a link between the demographics of the tenants and the amount of damage done to the properties. That really is a lot of money. I wonder if ACT Housing has an effective property repair tendering process to keep costs down?
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