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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 2 Hansard (29 February) . . Page.. 587 ..

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MINISTER FOR HOUSING

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO 156

Housing Trust - Notice of Tenancy Offers

MS MCRAE - asked the Minister for Housing and Family Services -

(1) What is the policy in regard to warning prospective ACT Housing tenants that an offer of a Housing property is imminent.

(2) Is there any guaranteed period of time so that prospective tenants can give appropriate notice to their landlords; if not, why not.

MR STEFANIAK - The answer to the Member's question is as follows -

(1) ACT Housing's clients are given between 4 and 8 weeks notice that their names are reaching the top of the waiting list for the allocation of accommodation. The period varies in each region subject to the availability of accommodation.

(2) It is not always possible to provide precise information about when a firm offer of housing will be made because housing availability is dependent on our current clients advising us as to when dwellings are becoming vacant. Further notification can be given in some cases when a large extent of maintenance needs to be undertaken before a dwelling can be made available for re-allocation.

ACT DEPARTMENT OF

URBAN SERVICES

Quality housing for all Canberrans

ACT Government

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