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Renters worse off as landlords begin evictions to skirt new Queensland laws, tenants group says

Government says new regulations stipulating rents can not be raised more than once a year will be reviewed

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Landlords seeking to avoid new Queensland laws limiting rent increases to once a year have left numerous renters worse off, according to the state’s tenants’ rights service

The Palaszczuk government on Thursday said it would review the laws – just two weeks after they took effect – amid reports landlords had evicted tenants in order to get around the regulation.

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