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Claims international students may be exploited by housing providers

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Farhan Chowdhury was told he wouldn't be able to graduate Source: SBS

Some foreign students are facing what advocates describe as potentially exploitative contracts when signing up for university-affiliated housing.

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By Abbie O'Brien

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Some foreign students are facing what advocates describe as potentially exploitative contracts when signing up for university-affiliated housing.

There are now calls for the special exemptions from tenancy protections given to university housing to be scrapped.

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