South West Sydney Tenants Advice and Advocacy Service (SWSTAAS) provides advice to tenants, duty advocacy in the Tribunal, and community education to frontline workers as well as tenants. Also, as appropriate, SWSTAAS provides advocacy referral, and representation in the Tribunal - conciliation and/or formal hearing. We also engage in systemic advocacy work and participate in policy and law reform work concerning housing law in general.
We’ve been fighting for decades to strengthen renters' rights by changing law in NSW. Now it's finally happening. The reforms cap rent increases at once yearly, will end no-grounds evictions and make it easier to have pets in your home. Find out more...
The Tenants' Union Pre-Budget Submission for the 2026-2027 budget addresses proposals across the portfolios of Treasury, Fair Trading and Better Regulation, the Attorney-General, and…
The Tenants' Union of NSW welcomed the opportunity to provide a submission to the Federal Government Select Committee on the operation of capital gains tax. We have a long standing interest…
While new land lease community laws have been in place for over a year prohibiting the use of multiple elements in a fixed method of site fee increase, last year one case challenged the practice…
The Energy Legislation Amendment Bill has many objectives including better preparing the energy market for sustainable energy projects and strengthening existing aspects of the energy market.
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…
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…
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…
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…
