Combatting the Australian housing 'crisis'
Firstly, is there really a 'crisis'? Secondly, here is something that the current NSW state govt is proposing...
If the federal or your state gov decided that because of census data (and probably matching with other government data sources and info from insurance companies, banks, etc.) you have any unused bedrooms in your house that you would be required by law to rent out the unused rooms to 'combat the housing crisis' would you just roll over and comply?
Would a government be able to 'interfere' with the rights of a private property owner (or landlord and tenant of a rented property) to determine if a property has spare rooms not used for sleeping by regular occupants and demand they are 'opened up' to the public rental market?
Is that really the right way to create a short-term fix to the issues around housing supply?
It raises a *lot* of issues that are currently un-addressed.
If the federal or your state gov decided that because of census data (and probably matching with other government data sources and info from insurance companies, banks, etc.) you have any unused bedrooms in your house that you would be required by law to rent out the unused rooms to 'combat the housing crisis' would you just roll over and comply?
Would a government be able to 'interfere' with the rights of a private property owner (or landlord and tenant of a rented property) to determine if a property has spare rooms not used for sleeping by regular occupants and demand they are 'opened up' to the public rental market?
Is that really the right way to create a short-term fix to the issues around housing supply?
It raises a *lot* of issues that are currently un-addressed.
