The Tenants’ Union of NSW holds strong concerns about the Residential Tenancies and Housing Legislation Amendment (Public Housing – Antisocial Behaviour) Bill 2015. The bill, which will make…
The Residential Tenancies Act 2010 is now five years old. It has made a number of positive changes for tenants in New South Wales, but there are a number of important issues that are yet to be…
The Tenants’ Union submission regarding the repeal of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1899, set out the following three concerns: the repeal will add to red tape and regulatory burden; the Act has…
The Tenants' Union welcomes the present discussion of social housing in NSW. We are convinced that the discussion must go further, and consider the social housing sector in the context of…
Most residential tenancy agreements set a maximum number of persons – including children – who may ordinarily live at the rented premises. The Tenants' Union of NSW 2014 briefing proposes…
Land tax is an important source of NSW State Government revenue. Land tax also has the potential to improve housing affordability for purchasers and renters, and economic activity generally. Our…
This submission has two purposes. First, it reviews the current state and recent history of the housing market, with particular attention to the huge inflation in house prices over the past two…
The Tenants' Union sought an indication of the extent to which the Boarding Houses Act 2012 applies to the roomshare market, and the extent to which registrable boarding houses in the room-…
The Tenants' Union submission to the Inquiry into Social, Public and Affordable Housing has two purposes. First, it reviews the current state and recent history of the housing market, with…
The Housing Payment Deduction Scheme would allow, in two circumstances, public housing authorities (‘public housing lessors’) to request the deduction of monies from the social security payments…
The Tenants' Union of NSW generally supports the draft Regulation, subject to the recommendations and other points discussed below. In addition, we submit that a standard form occupancy…
The Tenants' Union of NSW strongly supports the Boarding Houses Bill 2012. The Bill is a much-needed and long-overdue measure of law reform for the NSW boarding house sector and the people…
