Not the time for rent freeze calls
Renters United has asked the Government to implement a rent freeze for tenants.
The association (APIA) says renters groups should be focused on supporting tenants who have been adversely affected by the floods.
“Renters United rent freeze call is a mistaken belief that landlords are being encouraged to hike up rent in an opportunistic fashion,” association general manager Sarina Gibbon says.
“To be clear, we have not called on landlords to increase rent and we won’t be either. Not only is it distasteful, doing so could potentially have implications under the Commerce Act,” she says.
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