Blue Mountains Tenants Advice and Advocacy Service (BMTAAS)

 

CONTACT

Phone

(02) 4704 0201

Hours:

Mon:

9am - 5pm

Tue:

9am - 5pm

Wed:

9am - 5pm

Thu:

9am - 5pm

Fri:

9am - 5pm

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ABOUT

Blue Mountains Tenants' Advice and Advocacy Service (BMTAAS) is a free, confidential service that provides advice and information about your rights as a tenant; advocates on your behalf in negotiations with your landlord or real estate agent; represents you in the Tribunal; provides community education to tenants, community organisations and service providers on tenancy issues.

Our services are available to renters from Lapstone to Mt Tomah. We help renters living in private rentals, social housing, Aboriginal housing, residential land lease communities, and strata title units. Please note: we require the full name of your landlord before we can provide tenancy advice.

Call us from 9am-5pm Monday to Friday and speak with our Administration Coordinator who will get your details, details of the tenancy issue and details of the other people involved. The next available Tenant Advocate will then phone you to provide advice. If we can't take your call, please leave a message.

BMTAAS is a program of Central Tablelands and Blue Mountains Community Legal Centre (formerly Elizabeth Evatt Community Legal Centre).

NEWS

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Land lease community resident presented with Community Service Award

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Submission: NSW Homelessness Strategy 2025-2035

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Submission: Homes for NSW Discussion Paper

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Briefing: Tenants Advice and Advocacy Program Funding

A briefing paper examining the funding needs of the Tenants Advice and Advocacy Program in relation to meeting increased community needs.
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