A push to give real estate agents the right to enter rental properties without consent so they can take advertising images has been slammed by the Tenants Union.

The recommendation by the Victorian Law Reform Commission comes despite concerns that using photos of tenants' possessions in real estate advertising could infringe on their privacy or even place them at personal risk, including family violence.

A report by the Victorian Law Reform Commission recommends landlords be given the right to enter properties and take photos.

Currently, landlords and agents only have the right to enter a property without consent if they meet certain requirements, such as carrying out a routine inspection every six months.

In one case, a tenant was found by her violent ex-partner through advertising images that contained identifiable photographs. In another incident, a tenant was found through photographs that displayed her car, including its number plate. Both had to move houses.