COVID-19 rent laws extended: Landlord bulletin 49

Extension of the COVID-19 rent laws emergency period

It’s important for WA landlords to know that the State Government has extended the emergency period under the Residential Tenancies (COVID-19 Response) Act 2020 until 28 March 2021.

To make sure you have all the facts and are able to take advantage of the options available, Consumer Protection explains the pathways in different scenarios in a special COVID-19 rent laws extension fact sheet.

Other helpful topics include:

Funerals

There are rules for funeral directors to follow to help consumers compare funeral packages or manage a prepaid funeral contract.

Funeral directors must:

  • be transparent with their pricing,
  • not make incorrect or misleading statements and
  • not offer unfair contract terms or engage in unfair market power.

Checklists have been developed to help consumers with buying funeral packages.

Grocery unit prices

Unit pricing at grocery stores shows consumers not just the cost of a product, but what the value of that product is as a cost per standard unit of measurement on shelf labels for groceries. Unit pricing makes it easy to check, compare and save when buying groceries.

Large grocery stores and some online grocery retailers must display the unit price when selling packaged food and other grocery products, such as bread, eggs, fruit and vegetables and toilet paper.

Use unit pricing to get better value for money by comparing:

Spontaneous ceiling collapse - Real estate industry bulletin 231

16 September 2020

Spontaneous ceiling collapse

Imagine the tenant of a rental property you manage is eating dinner or watching television and suddenly the ceiling caves in. This may sound far-fetched but unfortunately ceiling collapses are not uncommon. They occur for many reasons including storm damage, water leaks, inappropriate use of or access to roof space, substandard materials or poor workmanship.