The following residents of the ACT draw the attention of the Assembly to: Housing ACT was recently exposed in the media as being the worst landlord in Canberra and as a result have put lives at risk and forced tenants to live in third world conditions.
The Canberra Times quoted Minister Berry saying "Minister Berry speaks of Housing ACT as being a model landlord and they are in reality the worst landlord in Canberra.
As a result of this gross neglect to maintain public housing properties and Housing ACT's constant breach of the Tenancy Act tenants lives, safety, wellbeing and mental health have all been put at risk.
Several people are living in third world conditions with life threatening hazards that are not being addressed tipping their health and mental health into crisis. Public housing tenants are some of our most vulnerable members within our community and deserve basic human rights, dignity and livable homes.
Your petitioners, therefore, request the Assembly to launch a Royal Commission into Housing ACT's conduct around neglecting public housing tenants and constantly failing to repair serious life threatening maintenance issues placing themselves in breach of the Tenancy Act.