Renters Rights | Tasmanian Greens MPs

Dec 2025 11

Data Shows Renters Still Struggling

By Vica Bayley MP

New TasCOSS and TUT State of Housing Dashboard data shows that things are only getting harder for Tasmanian renters.

Nov 2025 18

Consumer Affairs – Tasmanian Rental Market

By Tabatha Badger MP

Minister, Tasmania's rental system is in crisis and Tasmanians are struggling to find an affordable and safe place to call home. Rents keep going up and we have homes that are bare

Nov 2025 12

Greens Celebrate Renters’ Pet Rights

By Vica Bayley MP

The Greens welcome the passing through Parliament of reforms which will give renters the right to keep pets.

Nov 2025 5

Residential Tenancy Amendment (Pets) Bill 2025

By Cassy O'Connor MLC

It is long‑standing Greens policy to strengthen tenants' rights, and that includes the ability to have a pet in a rental property, and we acknowledge that the animals in our lives,

Two puppies looking through a gap in a fence

Oct 2025 16

New Rental Affordability Report Shows Desperate Need for Action

By Vica Bayley MP

A new Anglicare report shows just how unaffordable rentals are for essential workers in Tasmania, and why we desperately need the Rockliff Government to act

Oct 2025 8

Rents Rising as Landlords Pocket Profits

By Vica Bayley MP

The new Quarterly Rental Review from Cotality (formerly CoreLogic) shows that rents are continuing to rise and vacancy rates lower, while landlords’ profits go up.

Sep 2025 23

Greens Welcome Tenancy Act Review

By Vica Bayley MP

The Greens welcome the Government’s decision to move forward the commencement of the review of the Residential Tenancy Act.

Jul 2025 14

Greens Will Fight for Renters’ Rights in the Next Parliament

By Vica Bayley MP

In the next term of Parliament the Greens will move legislation to give Tasmanian renters the rights they deserve.

Jul 2025 8

Greens’ Plan to Regulate Airbnb

By Helen Burnet MP

The Liberals have allowed Tasmanian’s rentals to be converted to short stay accommodation for too long.

Apr 2025 7

Dire new rental affordability data reinforces calls for meaningful action

By Vica Bayley MP

New data from National Shelter and SGS Economics and Planning shows that rents are continuing to rise across the state, becoming unaffordable in a number of suburbs.