Calls to politicians are most effective when they're personal and polite. You don't have to be an expert, the important thing is to convey why this matters personally to you.
If you or your family are renters this is a great thing to point out. Here are some other things you could mention:
- Rent bidding drives up rent prices and locks the most vulnerable members of the community out of an affordable home.
- The Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill bans rent bidding and stops agents and predatory apps from forcing people to bid more than they can afford.
- The housing affordability crisis is worsening and more Victorians are renting than ever before. Our rental laws are in dire need of modernising.
- The Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill rights some of the imbalances in our law - like prohibitively high bonds - and makes a safe, secure home more accessible for all Victorians.