Understanding Housing Justice in Shared Housing

Abstract

This article conceptually explores housing justice through the worked example of shared housing in the private rental sector (PRS), where people live with non-family. Drawing on interviews with 25 shared housing tenants in Melbourne, Australia, this article asks how the experiences of shared housing tenants can inform an understanding of housing justice. Analysis finds there are three sites of relationality where injustice can occur within shared housing: the built form of the dwelling; relationships with housemates; and the policy and regulatory context, including relationships with property managers. Across these three sites, tenants discussed strategies to manage injustices, including using legal mechanisms, confrontation/negotiation, leaving the dwelling, and acquiescing. Housing justice for shared housing tenants is multi-dimensional, going beyond the landlord–tenant relationship. The article concludes with a discussion on expanding the conceptualization of housing justice more broadly to include nuances of relationality experienced by and within households.

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