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Outasite Lite is our land lease community email newsletter, sent 3-4 times a year. Subscribe here. Outasite magazine is printed once a year and distributed via post. Both are free for residents and their advocates. Full archive here.

 

Land lease communities: Update to the standards for solar installations

In a significant change around solar installations, there is now an increase in capacity for inverter energy systems to 200kVA before the Operator or Owner of a community is required to install…
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Land lease community residents, have your say!

Researchers at UNSW and Swinburne Uni are seeking input from land lease community residents. The Attorney-General is also consulting on the National Plan to End the Abuse and Mistreatment of…
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Amendments to Residential Land Lease Communities Act

The laws governing residential land lease communities changed in 2024, and further changes are expected in 2025.
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Land lease community resident presented with Community Service Award

Land lease community resident Bob Morris was presented with a community service award for his work as an advocate lobbying for legal protections for vulnerable members of the community, most…
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Annual Report 2023-2024

Housing continues to dominate political debate at all levels of government. We're proud of the work we've done, but also look towards the work still to be completed. Check out our 2023…
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Outasite – land lease communities magazine

In September, the Tenants' Union published issue 12 of Outasite – our print publication for land lease communities. Over 6,000 copies were delivered to mailboxes in communities all over NSW…
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Spotlight on Noleen Robinson

Noleen Robinson has been living in a land lease community in Lake Macquarie for over 24 years and has been a resident advocate for nearly the same amount of time. Noleen is a long term member of…
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Residential Land Lease Community Laws Get Updated

On 25th September 2024 the laws governing residential land lease communities changed. These changes are the first phase of the 48 recommendations that came out of the 5 year statutory review of…
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Improved rights for tenants

Tenants across New South Wales, including those living in land lease communities, will soon have greater security of tenure. The NSW Labor Government announced in August 2024 that they will end…
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GUBU - Grotesque, unbelievable, bizarre & unprecedented

In this column we invite you to share grotesque, unbelievable, bizarre and unprecedented (GUBU) goings-on in land lease communities in NSW.
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NCAT Snapshot

A data dashboard based on data provided to us by the NSW Civil & Administrative Tribunal (NCAT). You can explore the types of applications being made by landlords and tenants across…
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Access your National Energy Bill Relief payment

The Commonwealth Government has announced that households will receive $300 in 2024/2025 to help with increasing electricity costs. Some households will automatically receive this payment off…
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