State’s move to ban no-grounds evictions
The reforms also add clearer rental standards and extend rent relief payments as the state seeks to improve housing security.
- On Monday, May 4, 2026, Premier Roger Cook announced that Western Australia will ban no-grounds evictions, requiring landlords to provide valid reasons for ending tenancies to improve housing security.
- Commerce Minister and Attorney-General Tony Buti described the move as a "commonsense approach" to balance landlord and tenant rights, building on earlier reforms that restricted rent increases to once every 12 months.
- Under the new rules, landlords must cite specific grounds like renovations or tenant breaches, while the state government is extending its Rent Relief program with a $13.5 million boost providing up to $5000 for tenants facing hardship.
- While REIWA President Suzanne Brown raised concerns that the changes could impact housing supply, Anglicare WA Chief Executive Mark Glasson argued there is little evidence that banning no-grounds evictions negatively affects private investments.
- Criticizing the lack of rent caps, WA Greens housing spokesman Tim Clifford promised to introduce legislation this week to further address affordability concerns in the state's tight rental market.
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WA Moves to End ‘No-Grounds’ Evictions as Rent Relief Extended
The Cook Labor Government has announced a new round of tenancy reforms aimed at strengthening renter protections, alongside an extension of its rent relief program to support households facing cost-of-living pressures. Under proposed changes to the Residential Tenancies Act 1987, “no-grounds” evictions would be removed and replaced with defined, reasonable grounds for terminating a tenancy, bringing Western Australia in line with most other juri…
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