Monday, January 31, 2011

The Sharia Law component of the Residential Tenancies Act 2010

I terminate thee, I terminate thee, I terminate thee


Under the new act, landlords still retain a unilateral right to evict tenants as per classical Sunni Sharia Divorce Law.


What, you may ask, does DH know abt Sharia law? Not much, but she found the subtleties on Wikipedia.


DH thought Western law was considered to be an advance on classical Sharia law, but there you go...


So:

WHAT DO WE WANT?
  • "No Grounds Terminations" by landlords terminated
  • Compensation for tenants who are terminated because a landlord wishes to speculate on the property, including the cost of removal, and compensation for stress, loss of work time, disruption of children's schooling, loss of accrued social capital (neighbourhood friendships)
  • Failing this, at the very least, a right by tenants to "No Grounds Termination" with no more penalty than landlords suffer
WHEN DO WE WANT IT?
  • By amendment. ASAP!
WHAT ARE OUR CHANCES OF GETTING IT UNDER A LIBERAL GOVT?
  • Shut up, Sunshine,  and keep packing...



 

1 comment:

Real Estate Guide said...

This law is unfair for the tenants,
though there is a bond between the tenants and the landlord but still the tenants have the right to their properties.