Home ownership – news and analysis

 

Caravan home with awning

Crown Land not an excuse to evade rights of home owners

In NSW more than half of the land in the state is Crown Land. It is owned by the NSW State Government. In NSW there are many residential land lease communities which are located on Crown Land.…
Read more
homes in a land lease community

Buyer Beware: home ownership in land lease communities

When someone is buying into a residential land lease community (RLLC) the home purchased is either from the current home owner (vendor/ seller) or from the operator of the community selling a…
Read more
Artwork by Luke Penrith with boomerangs representing houses

Aboriginal Housing and Housing Activism in NSW

Aboriginal housing activism in New South Wales has a 135 year history. This report from the Tenants’ Union of NSW documents this history from the dispossession of land and housing at the…
Read more
Typewriter

New sample letters

We have published 7 new sample letters for residents of land lease communities, covering some of the most common scenarios faced by residents.
Read more

Site fee abatement

Sample letter for when you are requesting site fee abatement due to your residential site becoming wholly uninhabitable.
Read more

Site fee receipt

Sample letter to request a site fee receipt from the operator.
Read more

Selling your home

Sample letter to notify the operator of your intention to sell your home.
Read more

Utility bills

Sample letter you can use to request access to the operators utility documents including bills.
Read more

Tree maintenance

This sample letter can be used when you need to request the operator undertake tree maintenance in the community and on your residential site.
Read more

Alterations and additions to your home

Sample letter you can send to the operator when you need to seek consent to make alterations or additions to your home and residential site.
Read more

Additional occupants

Sample letter for when you wish to seek consent from the operator to have an additional person occupy the residential site.
Read more
Photos from the photo competition

Through a Renter's Lens – photo competition top entries

Over the last few months we were delighted to host a statewide competition and exhibition of renters' photography. We were thrilled with the number and quality of entries we received on all…
Read more

 

END UNFAIR EVICTIONS

End no grounds

RENT TRACKER

Renting Increase Negotiation Kit

PODCASTS

Renting Bytes podcast

SUPPORT OUR WORK