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 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…
The Mental Health Commission of NSW is leading the development of the Strategy for Mental Health and Wellbeing in NSW. The Tenants' Union contributed to the consultation on this strategy…
The Tenants Union Residential Land Lease Communities team and the Residential Land Lease Communities Forum members are deeply saddened to learn of the recent death of Rod Nicoll.
The Residential Tenancies Amendment (Protection of Personal Information) Bill 2025 was introduced into NSW Parliament in June 2025. The Bill introduces a range of important reforms in relation…
The Tenants’ Union of NSW welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Economic Reform Roundtable and strongly encourages the government to consider housing system reform, particularly in…
The NSW government has significantly weakened the rules surrounding evictions for renovations/repairs. Take action to demand they bring back and strengthen protections from 'renovictions.…
Look out for over 5,000 tenancy posters all across NSW – in local cafes, libraries, and on the streets! Or download and print them to put on a wall near you.
On Friday, 20th June, only five weeks after the new rental laws came into effect, ending no-grounds evictions, the NSW government significantly weakened the rules surrounding evictions for…
The Tenants’ Union of NSW welcomes the NSW Government's announcement of important changes to tenancy law in NSW which will provide better protections for renters personal information and…
