Skip to main content
Home
  • Tenancy info

    • Starting a tenancy
    • Bond
    • Rent payment
    • Rent increases
    • Overdue rent
    • Pets
    • Repairs
    • Utilities – water, energy
    • Eviction
    • How do I end my tenancy?
    • Sale of property
    • Privacy and access
    • Locks and security
    • Domestic violence
    • Disasters – fire, flood
    • Mould
    • The Tribunal (NCAT)
    • Share housing
    • Boarders and lodgers
    • International students
    • Aboriginal renters
    • Social housing
    • Strata
    • Land lease communities

    MORE

    • Rent Tracker Postcode Tool
    • Rent Increase Kit
    • Bond Kit
    • New Renters Kit
    • All factsheets and resources
    • Not in NSW?
  • Get advice

    GET ADVICE FROM YOUR LOCAL SERVICE:

    SYDNEY SERVICES

    • Eastern Area
    • Inner Sydney
    • Inner West
    • Northern Sydney
    • Southern Sydney
    • South West Syd
    • Western Sydney

    REGIONAL SERVICES

    • Blue Mountains
    • Central Coast
    • Hunter
    • Illawarra & South Coast
    • Mid Coast
    • Northern Rivers
    • Northwest NSW
    • Southwest NSW

    ABORIGINAL SERVICES

    • Greater Sydney
    • Northern NSW
    • Southern NSW
    • Western NSW

    MORE

    • Request advice before Tribunal (NCAT) hearing
    • All factsheets and resources
    • Not in NSW?
  • News and policy

    News

    Smart Rental Bonds - are Portable Bonds finally here?
    Fair go for renters in tax reform
    Koori Renters Kit
    Bond Kit: Guide to protecting your bond
    Community languages
    Research Study Invitation: 'Lodging Houses: a framework for coherent policy and practice'
    More news

    Blog

    Could a Human Rights Act transform renters rights in NSW?
    AI & tenancy advice: Helpful tool or hidden risk?
    Renoviction but no renovation?
    Tuesday Nights’ Chats - a month of watching, listening and discussing all things renting and more!
    Homes NSW: From “Worst Landlord to Best”?
    Share Housing: A Case for Certainty and Stronger Protections
    More blog posts

    MORE

    • Reports, submissions, research
    • Rent Tracker Research Project
    • Tenant News newsletter
    • Housing News Digest
    • Land Lease Community news
    • Share your story
  • About us

    Who we are

    • Acknowledgement of Country
    • Reconciliation Action
    • Our organisation
    • What we do
    • Annual Reports
    • Board and Staff
    • History
    • Contacts

    Our analysis

    • Blog – This Renting Life
    • Reports, submissions, research and data
    • Policy priorities
    • News
    • Tenant News email
    • Land lease communities

    Get involved

    • Make Renting Fair
    • Share your story
    • Volunteers and members
    • Outrun the rent in 2026!

    SUPPORT THE TENANTS' UNION

    Make a donation

    Follow us – we're awesome!

    • InstagramInstagram
    • FacebookFacebook
    • LinkedInLinkedIn
    • YoutubeYoutube
    • TikTokTikTok
    • XX
    • E-newsE-news
  • Tenancy info

    • Starting a tenancy
    • Bond
    • Rent payment
    • Rent increases
    • Overdue rent
    • Pets
    • Repairs
    • Utilities – water, energy
    • Eviction
    • How do I end my tenancy?
    • Sale of property
    • Privacy and access
    • Locks and security
    • Domestic violence
    • Disasters – fire, flood
    • Mould
    • The Tribunal (NCAT)
    • Share housing
    • Boarders and lodgers
    • International students
    • Aboriginal renters
    • Social housing
    • Strata
    • Land lease communities

    MORE

    • Rent Tracker Postcode Tool
    • Rent Increase Kit
    • Bond Kit
    • New Renters Kit
    • All factsheets and resources
    • Not in NSW?
  • Get advice

    GET ADVICE FROM YOUR LOCAL SERVICE:

    SYDNEY SERVICES

    • Eastern Area
    • Inner Sydney
    • Inner West
    • Northern Sydney
    • Southern Sydney
    • South West Syd
    • Western Sydney

    REGIONAL SERVICES

    • Blue Mountains
    • Central Coast
    • Hunter
    • Illawarra & South Coast
    • Mid Coast
    • Northern Rivers
    • Northwest NSW
    • Southwest NSW

    ABORIGINAL SERVICES

    • Greater Sydney
    • Northern NSW
    • Southern NSW
    • Western NSW

    MORE

    • Request advice before Tribunal (NCAT) hearing
    • All factsheets and resources
    • Not in NSW?
  • News and policy

    News

    Smart Rental Bonds - are Portable Bonds finally here?
    Fair go for renters in tax reform
    Koori Renters Kit
    Bond Kit: Guide to protecting your bond
    Community languages
    Research Study Invitation: 'Lodging Houses: a framework for coherent policy and practice'
    More news

    Blog

    Could a Human Rights Act transform renters rights in NSW?
    AI & tenancy advice: Helpful tool or hidden risk?
    Renoviction but no renovation?
    Tuesday Nights’ Chats - a month of watching, listening and discussing all things renting and more!
    Homes NSW: From “Worst Landlord to Best”?
    Share Housing: A Case for Certainty and Stronger Protections
    More blog posts

    MORE

    • Reports, submissions, research
    • Rent Tracker Research Project
    • Tenant News newsletter
    • Housing News Digest
    • Land Lease Community news
    • Share your story
  • About us

    Who we are

    • Acknowledgement of Country
    • Reconciliation Action
    • Our organisation
    • What we do
    • Annual Reports
    • Board and Staff
    • History
    • Contacts

    Our analysis

    • Blog – This Renting Life
    • Reports, submissions, research and data
    • Policy priorities
    • News
    • Tenant News email
    • Land lease communities

    Get involved

    • Make Renting Fair
    • Share your story
    • Volunteers and members
    • Outrun the rent in 2026!

    SUPPORT THE TENANTS' UNION

    Make a donation

    Follow us – we're awesome!

    • InstagramInstagram
    • FacebookFacebook
    • LinkedInLinkedIn
    • YoutubeYoutube
    • TikTokTikTok
    • XX
    • E-newsE-news
Menu

 

Tenancy law has changed

 

Tenancy law has changed
KEY TOPIC

Starting a tenancy

How much do I pay at the start of a tenancy? What is the condition report? Start with Factsheet 4: Starting a tenancy and the New Renters Kit then explore more resources below. 

 

Icon Factsheets
Expand to show more Hide
  • 1: Introduction to renting in NSW
  • 3: Bond
  • 4: Starting a tenancy
  • 5: Rent payment
  • 6: Repairs and maintenance
  • 18: Transfer and sub-letting
  • 19: Tenant databases
  • 23: Locks and security
  • 27: Discrimination
  • 29: Strata scheme tenants
  • 30: Pets
Sample Letters
Expand to show more Hide
  • 1: Guarantor in guise of co-tenant
  • 2: Repairs before tenancy
  • 3: Holding fee dispute
  • 4: Bond not lodged
  • 5: Bond repayment to co-tenant (Stat Dec)
  • 8: Condition report dispute
  • 34: Request for consent to transfer co-tenancy
  • 35: Transfer of co-tenancy - consent withheld
  • 43: Request to amend tenancy database listing
  • 44: Request for confirmation of listing on tenancy database
  • 48: Transfer of tenancy document
  • 52: Cover letter for rental application
  • 53: Rental history letter
  • 54: Character reference
Icon Other resources
Expand to show more Hide
  • Bond Kit: Guide to protecting your bond
  • Complaints to Fair Trading
  • Easy Read factsheets
  • Emergency accommodation info
  • Financial assistance for renters
  • International students resources
  • New Renters Kit
  • Podcasts
  • Rent Converter
  • Renters have rights – a short summary
  • Share Housing Survival Guide
  • Tenancy law has changed in NSW
  • Tips: Avoiding rental scams
  • Tips: Negotiating with the landlord
  • Tips: Take photos when moving in or out

RELATED NEWS

  • Smart Rental Bonds set to give renters cost-of-living relief by allowing the transfer of rental bonds
    Mon, 23/03/2026 - 13:55
    Smart Rental Bonds - are Portable Bonds finally here?
    Tenants' Union of NSW Media Release in response to NSW Government media release on Smart Rental Bonds Scheme
    Read more ➤
  • Graphic of two people in a room, smiling. They are surrounded by moving boxes and one of them is holding a box. The title is 'Rental Bond Kit'.
    Wed, 04/03/2026 - 10:18
    Bond Kit: Guide to protecting your bond
    The rental bond is your money. This kit will help you protect it, avoid unfair losses and get your money back when you move out.
    Read more ➤
  • Map with coloured areas
    Sat, 31/01/2026 - 14:41
    Bond Loss Tracker
    Use this tool to explore how the risk and severity of bond loss has changed across Sydney and regional NSW.
    Read more ➤
  • Tenants' Union Submission
    Fri, 29/08/2025 - 10:35
    Submission: Anti-Discrimination Act Review
    The NSW Law Reform Commission is currently undertaking a review of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1967 NSW. The Tenants' Union participated in a stakeholder consultation meeting and submitted a submission highlighting some of the key issues and barriers renters in NSW face in relation to discrimination and in taking legal action against discrimination in the rental system.
    Read more ➤
More news

GET ADVICE FROM YOUR LOCAL SERVICE:

Aboriginal Tenant Services

Tenants Union of NSW Logo
Tenants Advice and Advocacy Program
Aboriginal Tenants Advice and Advocacy Services
Donate now
  • Instagram Instagram
  • Facebook Facebook
  • LinkedIn LinkedIn
  • TikTok TikTok
  • X X
  • E-news E-news

TENANTS ADVICE AND ADVOCACY SERVICES NSW

Sydney

Mega footer TAAS Sydney

  • Eastern Area
  • Inner Sydney
  • Inner West
  • Northern Sydney
  • Southern Sydney
  • South West Syd
  • Western Sydney

Regional

Mega Footer TAAS Regional

  • Blue Mountains
  • Central Coast
  • Hunter
  • Illawarra & South Coast
  • Mid Coast
  • Northern Rivers
  • Northwest NSW
  • Southwest NSW

Aboriginal

Mega Footer TAAS Aboriginal

  • Greater Sydney
  • Northern NSW
  • Southern NSW
  • Western NSW

TENANTS' UNION OF NSW

Mega Footer Tenants Union Links

  • Reconciliation Action
  • Our organisation
  • What we do
  • Tenants' Union Blog
  • Reports & submissions
  • Tenant News newsletter
  • Campaigns
  • Volunteers & members
  • Annual Reports
  • Contacts
Community Languages

Mega Footer Community Languages

  • 新南威尔士州租房简介
  • 新南威爾士州租屋指南
  • مقدمة للإيجار في نيو ساوث ويلز
  • مستاجران دارای حق و حقوق هستند
  • معرفی به کرایه نشینی در نیو ساوت ولز
  • 세입자 권리
  • Inquilinos tienen derechos
  • Người thuê nhà có quyền!
  • ผู้เช่ามีสิทธิ!
  • 州賃借人の権利の手引き
  • भाडावालहरूका अधिकारहरू छन्!
  • Keraiyadar okkólottu Hók okkól asé!
  • Wapangaji wana haki!
  • Assyrian
  • Kurdish Kurmanji
  • Easy Read

COMMUNITY LANGUAGES

Mega Footer Community Languages

  • 新南威尔士州租房简介
  • 新南威爾士州租屋指南
  • مقدمة للإيجار في نيو ساوث ويلز
  • مستاجران دارای حق و حقوق هستند
  • معرفی به کرایه نشینی در نیو ساوت ولز
  • 세입자 권리
  • Inquilinos tienen derechos
  • Người thuê nhà có quyền!
  • ผู้เช่ามีสิทธิ!
  • 州賃借人の権利の手引き
  • भाडावालहरूका अधिकारहरू छन्!
  • Keraiyadar okkólottu Hók okkól asé!
  • Wapangaji wana haki!
  • Assyrian
  • Kurdish Kurmanji
  • Easy Read
Donate now
  • Instagram Instagram
  • Facebook Facebook
  • LinkedIn LinkedIn
  • TikTok TikTok
  • X X
  • E-news E-news
This website is published by the Tenants' Union of NSW and Tenants Advice & Advocacy Services NSW ©2026.
  • TAAP Portal
  • About us
  • Privacy and Legals
  • Leave website feedback