In this submission, the Tenants' Union of NSW focuses on three key issues: ageing in place, the precarious situation of ‘older renters’ in the private rental market, and the adequate…
This submission provides background relating to the Australian housing system and private rental sector, and how this interacts with the public health imperatives and restrictions, as well as…
In this submissions we focus on the insufficient protections and supports provided for people who rent their homes, particularly in the private rental market. We outline a range of policy and…
This report focusses on the experiences of tenants during the transfer period and in the months following the transfer with the aim of identifying practices and policies that have impacted…
This briefing provides an overview of the basic framework of the NSW Evictions Moratorium implemented through the Residential Tenancies Amendment (COVID-19) Regulation 2020. We welcome the…
When this legislation was first proposed we cautioned against the introduction of these provisions. We held significant concerns they would weaken NCAT’s ability to act as an independent dispute…
The Tenants' Union of NSW is pleased to make this contribution to the conversation initiated by the NSW Productivity Commission. We are chiefly interested in the experience of people who…
The New South Wales Boarding Houses Act 2012 has now been in operation for six years. We consider the introduction of the Boarding Houses Act to have been a significant step, but very much a…
The work of the Tenants' Union, and that of the Tenants Advice and Advocacy Services we work alongside, brings us into frequent contact with very low, low and moderate income households who…
The Tenants' Union made this submission to the Residential Tenancies Regulation 2019 Consultation. For this submission, the Tenants' Union consulted heavily with the advocates of the…
The Tenants' Union of NSW and the network of Tenant Advocates who we train, resource and support have assisted tens of thousands of tenants in all predecessor Tribunals since the…
The Tenants’ Union believes the success of the social housing sector relies on being responsive to need and accountable to tenants who rely on it for secure affordable housing but also whose…
This guide is intended as educational information regarding the NSW Election to be held on 23rd March 2019. We acknowledge the tenants of NSW hold diverse political views and support this…
This report by the Tenants’ Union of NSW and Marrickville Legal Centre explores the impacts of no grounds evictions. The Tenants' Union of NSW recommends ending no grounds evictions,…
This Tenants' Union submission is concerned with items related to uncollected goods, utility agreements in strata schemes and the repeal of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1899.
The last 12 months has brought challenges and triumphs for the Tenants’ Union, and our work continues to be very important as private tenancy continues to rise in NSW. Read about our work in our…
As an organisation representing only the interests of occupants of residential rental housing, the Tenants’ Union of NSW has a unique and long-standing interest in understanding and advising on…
