The One Million Homes alliance, a broad collection of community, business and environment groups, have come together to call for the Victorian Government to set strong minimum energy performance standards for rental homes.

In a joint letter to the Victorian Government the alliance congratulated the state government on its Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2018 and proposed ‘rental reform package’ (Residential Tenancies Regulations 2020), however, noted that strong minimum standards are required to ensure that rental homes are safe and protect people from the elements.

The alliance recommends that the amended the Act and associated regulations include the following minimum standards for thermal safety and affordability:

• minimum standards for insulation, draught-proofing, lighting and hot water units
• minimum standards for insulation and draught-proofing
• strengthening the proposed two star energy requirement for heaters to four stars

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