"A majority of Victorian renters have experienced a "significant tenancy issue", yet only half of them made a complaint due to fears of landlord retaliation...only 52 per cent of the affected households lodged a complaint, and even fewer — just 2 per cent — escalated their complaint to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT)."
Housing crisis means that you keep quite and hope your landlord doesn't raise your rent above what you can pay because if they do you probably can't find another place to live.
Tenants rights aren't useful if people are too afraid to stand up for them.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-22/victorian-renter-confidence-index-survey-launched/105918696
