A tenant in southern Tasmania will challenge a $72-a-week rent increase through the watchdog, one of a range of attempted increases since the end of the moratorium.
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Residential rents in Tasmania were unable to increase between April 23 and February 1 as part of state government measures to provide relief during COVID.
Because rents can only increase once every 12 months, some tenants could be hit with a larger increases than usual by landlords who have not been able to raise their rents since early-2019.
Tenants' Union of Tasmania principal solicitor Ben Bartl said the increases could be challenged through the Residential Tenancy Commissioner, but it was often difficult.
He said it relied on proving the increase was not by a "reasonable amount".
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"But the Residential Tenancy Commissioner's view is that a 'reasonable amount' is whatever the market is dictating," Mr Bartl said.
"In a climate where supply is scarce and there's increased demand, it's driving the cost of renting properties up and up."
The "reasonable amount" test is determined based on rents for similar properties in the nearby area.
The example in southern Tasmania involved an increase from $378-per-week to $450 for a three-bedroom house.
The Tasmanian Greens have urged the government to adopt policies similar to the ACT where rent increases above the consumer price index must be approved by the commissioner.
Mr Bartl said Tasmania needed to consider this system.
"The onus is then put on the landlord to demonstrate why they need that amount of extra rent, rather than on the tenant to argue against it," he said.
When announcing the end of the moratorium on rent increases, Building and Construction Minister Elise Archer said Tasmanians needed to prepare for the end of the COVID emergency period.
"Tasmania is now in a stronger position in economic terms and in the way Tasmanians have cooperated and responded to COVID-19, and our government is now rightly focused on assisting residential tenancies to transition out of the emergency period," she said.
"It is important to note that if circumstances in Tasmanian do change and the State experiences a second wave of COVID-19, then the government can re-introduce rental protections."
The government extended the Rent Relief Fund and Landlord Support Fund until March 31, involving up to $14,000 of assistance per eligible tenancy.
The government paid $2.8 million to 3400 landlords and tenants, removing 81 per cent of rent arrears.
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