The Australian government says that it will not allow landlords to evict tenants and rental fees will be freeze for 6 months during COVID-19 pandemic, however concerned parties need to talk about how they are going to services the rent. Negotiation between the two must be carried out to find solutions to deal with how can tenants can or cannot pay and how much can they pay if they may have lost their jobs or their income was reduced compared to the time prior to coronavirus outbreak. So there is help from related agencies and from the Australian government during this time.
Each state and territory governments have also announced millions of dollars to help both tenants and landlords to deal with rental fees during this difficult time, please check Tenants Unions in your state.
You can check for more information from the Fair Trading in your state and territory if you experience difficulties negotiating with your landlords.
Find out more about rights and obligations as tenants and landlords at the Property Council of Australia or check out about the Australian government's economic response during COVID-19 (coronavirus).
