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Article: Vic: Government crackdown on dodgy rooming houses
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- AAP General News (Australia)
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- July 15, 2009
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AAP General News (Australia)
07-15-2009
Vic: Government crackdown on dodgy rooming houses
By Michelle Draper
MELBOURNE, July 15 AAP - Rogue rooming house operators will soon be targeted by specially-trained
inspectors during a blitz on dodgy accommodation providers announced by the Victorian
government.
A taskforce will also be set up immediately to examine new minimum standards and registration
requirements for rooming houses, following reports some landlords flout laws to avoid
costly compliance measures.
Last week, welfare agencies launched a campaign calling for a crackdown on so-called
'slumlords' profiting from the lack of affordable housing by providing overcrowded and
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