Professional responses if faced with FDV situations
What community housing providers need to do and know when faced with a situation of FDV under the new reform.
What community housing providers need to do and know when faced with a situation of FDV under the new reform.
Community Housing Providers can be faced with a number of different situations under the new previsions of family and domestic violence in the Residential Tenancies Act 1987. Under the new provisions a tenant experiencing family and domestic violence has options to stay, go, secure and resolve. These decisions mean new responsibilities for community housing providers.
When faced with a situation of family and domestic violence you, as a community housing provider, can determine what you need to do, what to expect and what your responsibilities are for each of the different situations. Below are each of the various situations of family and domestic violence under the new reform your organisation may face.
Community Housing Providers when faced with a situation of family and domestic violence which will change a tenancy agreement will always have one of three outcomes.
Opposite shows these options in a summary table.