Social housing landlords use domestic violence as reason to evict victims – study

A new study analysing lease terminations data of public housing has found that housing authorities are evicting domestic violence victims for the abuse they suffer, labelling it “nuisance” and a breach under tenancy laws.
The Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute study found women, often the sole leaseholder in these situations were carrying the burden of controlling “the misconduct of male partners and children”. Other findings revealed that a zero-tolerance approach was disrupting drug and alcohol treatment and that children were only a “marginal consideration” in cases, often being evicted into homelessness with the parents.