These People Sued The Government For Failing As A Landlord, Then The Government Said They Owed Unpaid Rent. They Just Won Their Case
A group of Aboriginal people living in a remote community have triumphed over the Northern Territory government in a landmark case, with a tribunal finding for the first time that the government has a legal obligation to ensure remote housing is habitable and in good repair. The tribunal also threw out the government's counterclaim seeking thousands of dollars of unpaid rent from the residents, some of whom waited for years to get repairs of their homes.
While the government eventually attended to most of the residents' repairs after they filed their lawsuit, it also counterclaimed and demanded tens of thousands of dollars in what it said was unpaid rent. Resident Jasmine Cavanagh had told the tribunal her leaking shower left the back area of her house full of water.
The government had defended its conduct, arguing that the back door was an"example of a repair requested, and completed, in the ordinary course of business". But McCrimmon knocked the argument back, finding that"[i]t should not take over six weeks to install a back door". The landmark case could have far-reaching implications for the dozens of other remote communities across the NT.
McCarthy said the Labor government, which came into power in Sept. 2016, was"proud" of its remote housing program, which is"delivering jobs and changing the housing landscape".
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