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Rental advertisements should require a floor plan. (aussie.zone)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Pictures are so often misleading and I just want to rule out places that don't work for me.

It would save the renter's, real-estate agent's and landlord's time. Why is it not a requirement?

I'm also fairly sure a floor plan must exist for things like apartment buildings, just you're not allowed to request it from the City of Melbourne unless you're approved by the owner :/

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

We need national laws for all real estate.

Houses to be advertised with a price
Sold prices must be provided against sold listings
rentals to have a floor plan and total size
body corp listings must list body corp and sinking fund details, minutes to meetings and bylaws.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A hard independent building inspection requirement
Harsher fines for landlords illegally keeping bonds
Harsher penalties for illegal evictions, including confiscation of property
Stricter licencing requirements for real estate agents
Amalgamation of the various real estate industry bodies into a proper national regulatory body.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Third party mandated inspections for all properties listed for lease would cause some delightful dumpster fires

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Hmm my only fear with that is that we would be dragged down to the lowest common denominator. Could you imagine what would happen if the federal coalition was in charge of administering the rental market?!

But I’ll add:

Mandatory certification for being able to rent housing out, revoked if a building is not suitable or if repeated misconduct occurs.