The National Rental Affordability Scheme Tenant Consent Form (Page 2 of 8) in pdf

for an existing lease. Reviews of market rent

- only pass your information to other parties

must:

when the law allows or we are directed to do

so.

- be supported by publicly available data where

The information that is provided to the

possible on comparative rental rates in the

Department is stored in a secure manner.

locale of the dwelling (except in years one,

four, and seven where a formal independent

written valuation must be obtained); and

The Department sometimes provides information

- not exceed the percentage change in the

about people who are accessing Australian

NRAS market index of the capital city in the

Government funded services to other

State or Territory in which the dwelling is

Government departments and researchers.

located.

When this happens, only limited information is

made available and the Department removes all

Your housing provider must keep and maintain

details that could identify you, e.g. your name.

all records used to verify your eligibility to lease

This is so no one will be able to identify the

an NRAS dwelling, methodology for determining

information as belonging to you.

market rent and information and details

specifically requested by the Department for five

The other Government departments and

years.

researchers who are given access to the

information must also observe the Information

Privacy Principles when handling the information.

The Australian Privacy Commissioner can

investigate allegations of improper collection, use

and disclosure of personal information by

government departments.

Obligations of your housing provider

Your housing provider must verify that the gross

annual income (income from all sources before

tax is applied) of all occupants that reside in an

NRAS property are within the household eligibility

thresholds for your household type. The initial

verification must be conducted at the time of

entering into the lease or rental agreement, and

should be reviewed annually.

Please note that you will cease to be an eligible

tenant if the household's combined gross annual

income exceeds the income threshold for your

household by 25% or more in two consecutive

eligibility years.

Your housing provider must ensure that they

comply at all times with the landlord, tenancy,

building and health and safety laws of the State

or Territory and local government area in which

the dwelling is located.

Your housing provider must provide an NRAS

approved rental property at a rate of at least 20%

below the assessed market rent of the property.

Your housing provider may only review the

market rent for your property upon entering a

new lease or at intervals no more than 12 months

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