
The Scheme applies retrospectively from 28 July 2021 and will run until 15 January 2022.
Tenants can also apply to us for a binding order for rent relief if a certificate has been issued by the VSBC stating that the landlord has failed to respond or sufficiently respond to us or hasn’t engaged in mediation in good faith. Landlords can apply for mediation in situations where their tenant has stopped paying rent and an agreement can’t be reached.
must attach their written request and evidence when applying for mediation. must have made a compliant rent relief request to their landlord, supplying the required evidence (see questions 12 and 13 of our FAQs ). KEY REQUIREMENT: Before a tenant applies for mediation under the Scheme, they: Under the Scheme, the Victorian Small Business Commission (VSBC) is supporting tenants and landlords by providing information to assist with negotiatin g a rent relief agreement (see question 22 of our FAQs) and access to free and impartial mediation if a fair agreement can’t be reached. There is a freeze on rent increases and evictions for not paying rent, which are banned until 15 January 2022, where the tenant is eligible and has made a compliant rent relief request to their landlord. Of the balance, at least half must be waived, with the remainder deferred. For example, a business with a turnover of 40 per cent of pre-pandemic levels can only be charged 40 per cent of its rent. Rent relief is in the form of a proportionate reduction in rent. KEY REQUIREMENT: In order to get rent relief under the Scheme, eligible tenants must make a compliant request to their landlord in writing, providing the required evidence (see questions 12 and 13 of our FAQs ). The Scheme helps small and medium-sized businesses with an annual turnover of less than $50 million that have experienced a fall in turnover of more than 30 per cent during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. For more information about eligibility, see question 9 of our FAQs. To ease the pressure on Victoria’s small and medium-sized businesses at this time, the Victorian Government has reintroduced the Commercial Tenancy Relief Scheme (the Scheme). General retail leasing information – what tenants and landlords need to knowĬommercial Tenancy Relief Scheme – reintroduced.
Commercial Tenancy Relief Scheme – reintroduced.