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Moving into a land lease community

As a home owner in a residential land lease community you have rights under the Residential (Land Lease) Communities Act 2013 and Residential (Land Lease) Communities Regulation 2015. This…
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Complaints to Fair Trading

Landlords and their agents must comply with certain of provisions in the Residential Tenancies Act 2010. They can be penalised for not complying, subject to investigation by NSW Fair Trading.…
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Julie Foreman

Life begins at 40!

Julie Foreman, Tenants' Union of NSW Executive Officer reflects on the TU's 40 years of working for tenants rights and housing justice. She introduces a compilation of stories which…
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Sample letter

Transfer of tenancy document

​​​​​​​You can use this sample document when one tenant is moving in and taking over the lease from another tenant. It requires signatures and consent from the tenant moving out, the tenant…
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Sample letter: Bond not lodged

Bond not lodged

You can use this sample letter when the landlord or agent has failed to lodge your bond. Note that there are different time periods for the bond to be lodged by real estate agents and landlords…
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