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MINISTER FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO 1201

Housing Trust Properties - Damage by Tenants

(1) How many invoices were sent to Trust tenants seeking payments for the cost of repairs other than "wear and tear" in each year.

(2) What was the total value of the invoices for each year.

(3) How much money has been repaid to the Trust as a result of these invoices in each of these years.

(4) How many of these tenants had vacated in each year; and are they being chased by the debt collection service for these costs.

MR CONNOLLY: The answer to the Members question is as follows

The information is not readily available for the calendar years although the financial year data is set out below:

(1) (a) 1991 /92 - 102*

(b) 1992/93 - 657

(2) (a) 1991/92 -

$45,223*

(b) 1992/93 - $79,453

(3) (a) 1991 /92 - $2,048

(b) 1992/93 - $3,259

(4) Outstanding recoverable maintenance debts of vacated tenants were passed to a private debt collection service for recovery action. The information sought on the number of vacated tenants each year is not readily available.

* In the response to Question on Notice number 544 in February 1993, the number and value of sundry debtors in 1991/92 was quoted as 100 and $47,271.66 respectively. These amounts have now been revised.

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