Want your bond back? Claiming is easy. Once a tenancy is over, a tenant can claim the bond without the signature of the landlord/agent. If the claim is not challenged by Tribunal application…
Between December 2016 and January 2017, the Tenants' Union of NSW and TAASs conducted a survey of people who have lived in a sharehouse over the last five years, to gather data and insights…
In this Tenant's Union submission to the ‘Justice for everyday problems: Civil Justice in NSW’ consultation paper, we focus on ‘everyday’ problems of tenants and how the civil justice…
Landlords and their agents must comply with certain of provisions in the Residential Tenancies Act 2010. They can be penalised for not complying, subject to investigation by NSW Fair Trading.…
The Tenants' Union was invited to comment on FACS Housing’s Tenancy Bonds for Public Housing Policy and Operational Framework (Draft for consultation). We raised four objections.
Julie Foreman, Tenants' Union of NSW Executive Officer reflects on the TU's 40 years of working for tenants rights and housing justice. She introduces a compilation of stories which…
