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Ending tenancy due to domestic violence – Domestic Violence Termination Notice

Tenants in circumstances of domestic violence are able to end their tenancy by serving a Domestic Violence Termination Notice (DVTN), with relevant evidence, and vacating
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Changes coming to renting in NSW – Residential Tenancies Act 2010

You may have heard that changes are coming to renting laws in NSW. Learn more about the changes, how they will affect you and and when the changes will start.
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Everybody's home campaign

Everybody's Home – campaign to fix Australia's housing system

Everybody's Home is a new campaign by a coalition of organisations in the housing and community sectors. The campaign will bring national attention to reforms urgently needed to fix…
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Make Renting Fair

Make Renting Fair – community support growing

Make Renting Fair is a new community campaign to end unfair evictions. Bringing together a strong coalition of local community organisations, unions, and faith based organisations, the Tenants…
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Sample letter

Rehousing support letter - domestic violence

​​​​​​​You can use this sample letter when you are someone working with a client who needs urgent rehousing in social housing because they are experiencing domestic violence in their current…
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Factsheet: Goods left behind

Goods left behind

As a tenant you have rights under the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 and Residential Tenancies Regulation 2019. This factsheet outlines the law in NSW about goods left behind on rented premises…
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Factsheet: Tenant Databases

Tenant databases

As a tenant you have rights under the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 and Residential Tenancies Regulation 2019. This factsheet summarises the law in NSW about tenant databases or ‘blacklists’…
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Factsheet: How do I end my tenancy?

How do I end my tenancy?

As a tenant you have rights under the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 and Residential Tenancies Regulation 2019. This factsheet summarises the law in NSW about how you can end your lease (also…
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Tenants Union of NSW

Share housing

Renters in share housing are generally covered by the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 and Residential Tenancies Regulation 2019. This factsheet summarises some of the key legal issues for people…
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Domestic violence and renting

Everyone deserves a safe home. Tenancy law can help victim-survivors of domestic violence in a number of ways. This factsheet summarises the options for tenants who are victim-survivors of…
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