More Covid-19 materials

• There are not as yet any Bills before the Victorian Parliament regarding rent relief for retail tenancies that we can find.
• Business Victoria has a helpful page on Coronavirus Business support and identifies the kinds of funds small businesses can access both from Federal and State Governments: https://www.business.vic.gov.au/disputes-disasters-and-succession-planning/illness-and-business-management-plan/coronavirus-business-support
• In the residential tenancies space, a recent article has been published suggesting a group of South Melbourne landlords are offering to reduce or suspend rental payments.  See: https://www.realestate.com.au/news/coronavirus-some-melbourne-landlords-suspend-reduce-rent/

Sam Hopper and Abilene Singh