Have you lived in a rental property that was freezing in winter, only to be sweltering in summer? Maybe you know someone whose home had mould, or was so hot in summer they had to move.... Whatever your reason for supporting the campaign, we'd love to know.
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If anyone in our society suffers we all suffer directly or indirectly
Good accommodation promotes better health
Physically & mentally
Especially important for children & their development & the elderly
Without it
the individual suffers
Families suffer
Communities suffer
There is a huge drawdown on government services especially health services
Changes must be legislated as many owners are only interested in their own pockets
Originally we wanted to move into a bigger home so that we could start a family and settle there, but it would be a struggle to try to raise a baby in this wintery house. What’s the point of having a big house when only one room is warm enough to live in? I joke all the time that the walls of the house don’t work, because the temperature feels like we are living outdoors – it’s barely shelter from the cold.
In summer, the house turns into a hotbox. We asked the landlord for another reverse cycle system to be installed in the bedroom so that we can sleep and they said they’ll think about it. They grew up in this house, and I suppose they have tolerated the cold for many years, so they think it’s okay for others too. I hate that we’re subject to the whims of a landlord who doesn’t care if their investment home is liveable.
We’re moving out as soon as we can, we can’t tolerate another year in this place. Sadly, it will likely be passed to more young renters who have no idea what it’s like to live in a house that isn’t insulated. We pay so much rent to live in a house that looks nice but is too cold to comfortably live in.
We rent a house in Lake Macquarie, NSW. The house is not insulated at all. It does have an air conditioner in the lounge room. We can set the air con temp to 16 degrees and the thermometer on the wall during summer says the temperature in the same room as the air con will sit at 32 degrees. This is after putting up a sheet in the entry to the lounge room and having the blinds and windows closed. We have been renting here for 6 years now. We asked the landlord in first year if something could be done and he suggested whirly birds on the roof. 6 years later and still no solution has been done.