ACT bans no-cause evictions for tenants in rental properties
Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury, pictured in the Legislative Assembly in February. Picture by Elesa Kurtz
No-cause evictions have been banned in the ACT, which the government believes will give tenants greater rights and the opposition says will force property investors to leave the market.

Jasper Lindell joined The Canberra Times in 2018. He is a Legislative Assembly reporter, covering ACT politics and government. He also writes about development, transport, heritage, local history, literature and the arts, as well as contributing to the Times’ Panorama magazine. He was previously a Sunday Canberra Times reporter.
Jasper Lindell joined The Canberra Times in 2018. He is a Legislative Assembly reporter, covering ACT politics and government. He also writes about development, transport, heritage, local history, literature and the arts, as well as contributing to the Times’ Panorama magazine. He was previously a Sunday Canberra Times reporter.