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Factsheet: Starting a tenancy

Starting a tenancy

As a tenant you have rights under the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 and Residential Tenancies Regulation 2019. This factsheet outlines the law in NSW about starting a tenancy – including the…
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Tenants Union of NSW

The Residential Tenancies Act

As a tenant you have rights under the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 and Residential Tenancies Regulation 2019. This factsheet briefly outlines NSW residential tenancies law – including coverage…
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Submission

Submission: Response to Fair Trading discussion paper "Statutory Review of the Residential Tenancies Act 2010"

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…
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Quick guide: NSW renting laws are under review!

NSW Fair Trading is currently reviewing the Residential Tenancies Act, and has released a discussion paper to gauge community views. Renters say the law should deliver greater stability,…
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Report

Report: 5 years of the Residential Tenancies Act 2010

The Residential Tenancies Act 2010 is now five years old. It has made a number of positive changes for tenants in New South Wales, but there are a number of important issues that are yet to be…
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Redfern Legal Centre Tenants' Advocate Tom McDonald
Tenant Advocate Tom McDonald

Tips: Take photos when moving in or out

In this short video, Redfern Legal Centre Tenants' Advocate Tom McDonald says to take photos of what your rental property looks like when you move in, and when you move out.
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Report

Report: Residential Tenancies Act 2010

The Report analyses the way the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 has not affected a significant rebalancing of the landlord-tenant relationship while pointing out improvements in three areas of…
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Submission

Submission: Residential Tenancies Bill 2009

In this submission we have taken a practical, technical perspective on the draft Bill. By this we mean that we accept that at this late stage in the long-running review of the State's…
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