There are protections for people affected by family violence in Victoria’s rental laws. The Family Violence Protection Tenancy Kit provides detailed information including protecting bonds and making safety modifications.
Topics include:
- Changing the locks and other safety modifications
- Getting an intervention order
- Staying in the rental property, or leaving it
- Privacy restrictions for inspections and other entries into your home
- Information for public housing renters
- Preventing tenant database listings
- Hearings at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT)