Landlords are rushing to throw out tenants who have lost their jobs and cannot pay their rent due to uncertainty over a government ban on evictions, a group representing renters in Victoria says.

Renters were relieved when Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a six-month moratorium on evictions due to the coronavirus crisis, but there is no ban in Victoria yet.

Tenants Victoria chief executive Jennifer Beveridge said the lack of clarity was causing landlords to rush to protect their own interests out of fear, comparing it to the panic buying of toilet paper.

"[Landlords] think that they're going to be financially disadvantaged because their tenant won't pay the rent and so they're jumping in a panicked way," she said.