You do have grounds to terminate your lease but you need to go through the legal steps to do so. If your landlord didn't disclose that the last 2 tenants committed suicide in the house, you have a right to move, due to emotional damages.
There are normally no laws which control what a landlord can ask a potential tenant about their criminal record.
It is in violation of the landlord tenant act for a landlord or potential landlord to contact your employer and ask them to discuss their wages.
Sure he can! Landlord may not retaliate because of this.
Information concerning low cost landlord insurance can be obtained from websites on the internet that happen to have landlord insurance info. Landlord insurance can also be found from local businesses.
Yes he can, but it's a question of to whom. Only if there is a judgment for an eviction can this be reported on your credit file.
What a landlord verifies is completely up to the landlord
In order to know if your landlord broke any laws one would need to know more details about the offense committed by the landlord and the state in which you reside.
I am no lawyer but... I expect the answer is: anything that is relevant to your application to rent at the new place. So, for example, they can ask if you were noisy or did drugs, etc. They should not ask your religion or national origin, etc.
Yes
If you need landlord insurance in Australia, you can find information for allianz, NRMA, ANZ or hsbc online on their websites or call them for information.
It is generally safe to give a landlord your bank account information. They are usually responsible and need it for credit checks or guarantees of payment.
If the shinglesare not considered a health hazard then they do not have to disclose it. Only when there is a solid reason then they have to do so.