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Dear Justin,

Thank you for your email. Freedom of information requests submitted to the
Residential Tenancies Bond Authority require the prescribed fee to be
paid.  However, I have reviewed your request and in light of the
complexity the application would be rejected due to being voluminous and
would require special reports to be constructed.

The data I am able to provide you is outlined in the table below:

In response to your specific questions. The answers are next to the
question marked in green
* How many individual bonds were held on that date? Refer to table above
* What were the median and average values of bonds held on that date? The
median value is not available, however, the average value is in the table
above.
* What proportion of all renters with registered bonds had more than 1
bond registered in their name? Not known, (note many people have the same
name.)
* For those individuals with more than one bond, what were the median and
average values of the total bonds held for that individual? The data is
not available.

Can you also please provide:
* the proportion of leases that terminate through eviction or other
process that is non-voluntary for / not initiated by the renters? The data
is not available as the RTBA is not advised of this.

Kind Regards.
 
TAS | Manager Residential Bonds | Residential Tenancies Bond Authority |
Consumer Affairs Victoria | Department of Justice & Regulation
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From:        Justin Tauber <[FOI #3290 email]>
To:        FOI requests at Victorian Residential Tenancies Bond Authority
<[Victorian Residential Tenancies Bond Authority request email]>,
Date:        26/03/2017 06:05 AM
Subject:        Freedom of Information request - Financial burden on
renters during a change of residence

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Dear Victorian Residential Tenancies Bond Authority,

I am trying to determine the financial burden on renters during a change
of residence, due to the need to lodge 2 bonds.

To that end, I would like to request the following information:

At some snapshot date during each year (see next field for requested date
range):
* How many individual bonds were held on that date?
* What were the median and average values of bonds held on that date?
* What proportion of all renters with registered bonds had more than 1
bond registered in their name?
* For those individuals with more than one bond, what were the median and
average values of the total bonds held for that individual?

Can you also please provide:
* the proportion of leases that terminate through eviction or other
process that is non-voluntary for / not initiated by the renters?

I would like comparison data for the last 20 yrs.
Please provide all available data for any year between 1996 and 2016,
inclusively.

Yours faithfully,
Justin Tauber

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