'Long overdue': Caravan park resident welcomes draft protections
Long-term residents of Tasmanian caravan parks would be protected from unlimited rent increases and no-grounds evictions and be able to sell their homes under draft legislation.
Ashleigh Barraclough is a multi-platform journalist with ABC News in Launceston. She is passionate about visual storytelling and elevating issues affecting regional communities to a national platform. Before she came to Tasmania, she worked with the online team in the ABC Melbourne newsroom. You can contact Ashleigh at Barraclough.Ashleigh@abc.net.au or ashleighbarraclough@proton.me
Long-term residents of Tasmanian caravan parks would be protected from unlimited rent increases and no-grounds evictions and be able to sell their homes under draft legislation.
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