I concur. I have a DV tenant in my granny flat property for the past 18 months. I would have had second thoughts had I known these dictatorial rules were going to come into force. Fortunately, my tenant has been great, but given the new rules, I would [not] rent to another ‘just in case’.
Many Landlords, like myself, want to help people exposed, but with a granny flat being part of your own property, you take the risk of taking the chance you and/or your own family may be exposed.
I think the decision to put the onus on the Landlord will backfire with many of us reconsidering our options & refusing DV tenant sadly.
Our lives are complicated enough with cost of living, Reckless renewable power costs and our safety in general.
Time will tell but my guess is this will negatively impact DV tenants.