Case 3: Man with a disability uses human rights arguments to avoid eviction

Oct 26

Woman holding the hand of a man in a wheelchair. Photo by Gary Radler — Photo by Gary Radler

Tenants Queensland used the Queensland Human Rights Act to help a man with mental health issues to avoid eviction. The housing provider sought to evict the man due to his frequent complaints about common areas. Tenants Queensland assisted the tenant in drafting a human rights complaint stating that the housing provider should have taken the man’s disability into account and afforded him an alternative way of communicating with the provider rather than seeking to terminate the tenancy. After ongoing negotiations with the community housing provider, the provider withdrew their application to terminate.

Source: The First Annual Report on the Operation of Queensland’s Human Rights Act 2019-20, p. 112.

Rachel Richmond

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