TENANCY ADVICE
See the Tenants NSW website for:
Tenants’ Union welcomes boarding house reform proposal
Media release, 10 May 2012
The Tenants’ Union of NSW (TU) has welcomed an announcement by the NSW Ministers for Disability Services and Fair Trading, of a proposal to reform the boarding house sector in New South Wales.
Read more: Tenants’ Union welcomes boarding house reform proposal
Registration and accreditation for residential services: briefing paper
March 2012
The marginal rental sector serves a valuable role in our housing system, but it is not well-regulated. Unlawful boarding houses – often ordinary houses and flats that have been internally subdivided – exploit vulnerable renters, aggravate their neighbours, and give legitimate boarding houses a bad name.
Read more: Registration and accreditation for residential services: briefing paper
Residential Tenancies Act 2010: report
March 2012
The Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (the Act) commenced on January 31st 2011. It has now been in operation for a little over a year, and it is timely to consider what is working, and what needs to be improved.
Review of Residential Parks Act 1998: submission
29 February 2012
The Tenants' Union of NSW has written to NSW Fair Trading in support of the submission by the Park and Village Service.
Reforming Marginal Rental: update, February 2012
In March 2011 the Tenants’ Union of NSW launched the Reforming Marginal Renting campaign, for a better deal for people who rent their housing but are not covered by the State’s renting laws.
'What's the rent?' seminar papers
This seminar on setting rents for social housing tenancies was hosted by the Tenants' Union and Shelter NSW on 15 February 2012. See the Shelter NSW website for the papers presented at the seminar.
