Victoria urged to call time on commercial rent relief

Victorian landlords are urging the state government to resist extending its emergency relief measures for commercial tenants, which are due to expire at the end of the year. 

The legislation, introduced to assist tenants facing coronavirus-induced financial hardship, had been a source of contention for landlords throughout the pandemic, who argued they had been left bearing a disproportionate burden as compared to tenants.

While the Victorian g…