The NSW Government announced plans to help the State's residential tenancy market transition back to pre-COVID-19 conditions.
Temporary measures introduced last April to support landlords and tenants adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic are due to come to an end on 26 March 2021.
The Government has announced that they will introduce new legislation during the next fortnight to begin a transition period for 6 months to help those affected when the eviction moratorium and requirement for tenants and landlords to renegotiate rental payments expires.
From March 27, 2021
- Current COVID-19 residential tenancy measures will be repealed;
- The NSW Government will introduce amendments to legislation to prevent tenants from being automatically evicted due to COVID-19 induced rental arrears
- Landlords and tenants will be supported to draw up rental repayment plans that enable landlords to recoup COVID-induced arrears while keeping tenants in their properties; and
- COVID-19 impacted tenants will be protected from being blacklisted on tenancy databases for arrears.
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