The issue of repairs and maintenance for public housing tenants has been a concern for the Tenants' Union and TAASs over a number of years. The Tenants' Union has worked with TAASs to…
The Tenants’ Union is pleased to provide this response to NSW Fair Trading’s discussion paper for the statutory review of the Residential Tenancies Act 2010. This contribution forms part of our…
In our submission to the NSW Legislative Council inquiry into elder abuse, the Tenants' Union argues that elder abuse is more than an action between two people with unequal power in a…
On March 19th 2014 the O'Farrell Government announced the proposed sale of 293 public housing properties in Millers Point and the Rocks. Now, just over 18 months later, Dr Robert Mowbray…
The Sirius Building embodies a long struggle by a group of tenants to remain in their community. A central aspect of the proposed listing is the people living in it and their role in stopping…
The Residential Tenancies and Housing Legislation Amendment (Public Housing - Antisocial Behaviour) Bill 2015 has been passed, with amendments, in the Legislative Assembly. It must now be…
This comment is in addition to the Tenants' Union of NSW's preliminary comment on the Residential Tenancies and Housing Legislation (Public Housing – Antisocial Behaviour) Bill 2015.…
The NSW State Government intends to introduce a range of measures relating to crime and
antisocial behaviour in social housing, as announced in the lead-up to the 2015 NSW State Election…
The Tenants’ Union of NSW holds strong concerns about the Residential Tenancies and Housing Legislation Amendment (Public Housing – Antisocial Behaviour) Bill 2015. The bill, which will make…
The NSW State Coalition Government has announced that it will, if re-elected, introduce a range of measures relating to crime and anti-social behaviour in public housing. The Tenants' Union…
The Tenants' Union welcomes the present discussion of social housing in NSW. We are convinced that the discussion must go further, and consider the social housing sector in the context of…
Terence is a tenant of Housing NSW. His property was riddled with damp and mould for years. This exacerbated his health problems and forced him to sleep in a recliner chair in lounge room rather…
