Australian dad is evicted from home despite agreeing to a $250-a-week rental increase

A hard-working West Australian father has been evicted from his home despite accepting a massive rent increase.

Professional boxer Troy Humberston said the landlord requested an additional $250 a week, effectively raising his total rent to $900 a week.

“I had agreed to the $900 a week, but then I took exception to the fact that the landlord wanted us to pay the increased rent starting 30 days before,” the father of two said. Nine news.

Sir. Humberston refused to pay the increased rent early, prompting the landlord to issue a notice of termination without giving a reason for the eviction.

“We’ve been good tenants, we’ve never missed a payment, we keep the house in order,” he said.

This eviction is completely within the bounds of the law in Western Australia due to its “no reason” eviction policy, which allows landlords to remove tenants without giving a reason.

Landlords in Western Australia can end a month-to-month tenancy by giving tenants 60 days’ notice for any reason. If it is a fixed-term tenancy, they only have to give 30 days’ notice.

“It creates this fear or this threat of insecurity that people have, which means they don’t stand up for their rights,” said Alice Pennycott of Circle Green Community Legal.

WA is the only state that still allows landlords to hand out “no reason” evictions.

However, Western Australia’s Housing Minister John Carey argued that “landlords are not the bad guys” as their investment in housing is needed to meet supply requirements.

His argument left Mr Humberston unimpressed, with the father saying: ‘It’s pretty obvious who’s in favor of no grounds for eviction laws, and it’s certainly not the majority.’