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"Sharehousing has traditionally been a rite of passage for many young people
and students in Australia, but is also increasingly common among all age
groups.
Conflicts with landlords – over issues such as repairs, leaks or mould – are
too often part of the renting experience. Our new research explores how renting
is complicated for sharehouses – where relationships between housemates can
vary from a tight-knit group of friends who share everything and care for each
other, to renting a room from a stranger.
Our paper, published today in the journal
Housing, Theory and Society, is
based on interviews with 25 sharehouse tenants in Melbourne.
We found that achieving “housing justice” is often no simple matter for people
living in a sharehouse. Problems with housing conditions, between housemates,
and the landlord or real estate agent, can overlap and compound each other.
When faced with these issues, sharehouse tenants can pursue legal action,
attempt to negotiate, move out, or just put up with it. But these strategies
can cause problems for tenants, especially when not not everyone in the
sharehouse agrees on the way forward."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
