Should landlords be able to post photos of your furniture on the internet without your permission?

A growing number of tenants are asking this question, with Consumer Affairs Victoria, Privacy Victoria and the Tenants' Union of Victoria reporting a significant number of calls on the issue in the past year.

The Victorian Law Reform Commission has begun a review into the practice, in which landlords photograph and film their homes to advertise them for prospective buyers online.

One tenant called the consumer watchdog concerned that the person against whom she had taken out an intervention order might recognise her possessions from the photos and find out where she lived, the commission's consultation paper said.

Although the Residential Tenancies Act states that landlords can "show" their properties to a future tenant or purchaser, the 1997 law is silent on whether this includes showing that property on the internet.