Fears NSW renters could be mass-evicted ahead of proposed law change

Advocates welcome premier Chris Minns’s move to ban no-grounds evictions but worry about renters in the meantime

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Rental advocates are warning about mass no-grounds evictions in New South Wales between now and the end of the year unless the state government acts to stop dodgy landlords.

Over the weekend, the state Labor government announced it would introduce legislation to stop no-grounds evictions in September. The NSW premier, Chris Minns, said he hoped it would be passed and come into effect by the start of 2025.

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