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Swinburne study says Victoria's rental rules leave sharehouse renters exposed to risk

Swinburne University of Technology researchers say people renting in shared houses in Victoria face persistent risks to their finances and housing, because state rental rules are out of step with current conditions.

Sharehouse tenants in Victoria are the group the Swinburne study identifies as persistently exposed to financial and housing risk under the state's rental rules.

East Asia and PacificScott James