Legal and Social Issues Committee: reference

The question put

That this house requires the Legal and Social Issues Committee to inquire into, consider and report, by 17 November 2023, on the rental crisis in Victoria and measures to make renting more affordable and secure for Victorians, including but not limited to: (1) the drivers of low rental supply in Victoria; (2) the impact of low supply on renters; (3) options to increase the supply of long-term rentals, including: (a) regulating the short-stay industry; (b) incentivising long-term rentals through state tax levers; (c) the role of build to rent and rent to buy in increasing housing supply; (4) the factors impacting the high cost of rent in Victoria, including: (a) state and local government legislation and regulations; (b) state government taxation; (5) the impact of increasing first home buyers on rental stock; (6) the effect on renters of rental stress; (7) the options to make renting affordable to households of all income levels, including: (a) rent control options; (b) rent assistance options; (c) strengthening rental bidding laws; (d) land trusts and community-owned housing; (8) the effectiveness and enforcement of existing rental standards; (9) how to improve standards for tenan