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Tuesday Nights’ Chats - a month of watching, listening and discussing all things renting and more!

Group photo of the South West Listening
Renters’ rights advocates, renters and the Tenants’ Union staff have kept busy over four weeks with a line-up of events taking place across Sydney over consecutive Tuesday nights, and that’s not the end of the streak.
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Homes NSW: From “Worst Landlord to Best”?

Tenants' Union Logo and blog on an orange background
Homes for NSW Strategy for the next 10 years has been released and we take a close look at what the priorities and actions outlined in the Strategy could mean for social housing tenants.
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Who Broke the Australian Dream? SOLD! Documentary Screening and Discussion

Leo Patterson Ross Hosting SOLD! Documentary Screening
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Rights & Roofs: TAAS Conference 2025

Tenant Advocates
Tenant Advocates from across NSW came together in Wiradjuri for the annual TAAS Conference.
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Share Housing: A Case for Certainty and Stronger Protections

Tenants' Union Comment
Recent reforms to NSW renting laws — including the end of “no grounds” evictions and better rights for tenants with pets — have been widely welcomed, but for the growing number of people who have no option but to live in share style housing, there may be little to celebrate.
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El Lago Residents fight for their homes

El Lago
El Lago Waters Tourist Park is well positioned – overlooking Tuggerah Lakes and within a few minutes’ drive of The Entrance. However the park has seen better days. It is in a run-down state with a low standard of management.
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The latest on ‘phase two’ Amendments to the RLLC Act

Land Lease Communities News
The statutory review of the Residential Land Lease Communities Act 2013 was tabled in parliament in November of 2021 and so far, only 21 out of the 48 recommendations from the review have passed parliament.
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Cost of electricity from an embedded network – a valid concern

Land Lease Community News
The majority of residents we have spoken with are paying well above the amount needed to cover the operator’s electricity account. If you are receiving electricity from an embedded network you could try to negotiate a better deal with the operator or third party supplier.
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Join the fight for housing justice for older people in NSW

Ageing on the Edge NSW Coalition
Across NSW, too many older people live in unaffordable and insecure housing and may be at risk of homelessness. The Lived Experience Action Group (LEAG) is a group of older people with experience of housing stress calling on the NSW government to act. LEAG are looking for new members to join this important work.
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The Changing Face of Renting: Trends from the End of Tenancy Survey

A pie chart showing the different reasons landlords give for terminating a tenancy
Analysing trends from the latest end-of-tenancy survey data.
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