Northern Rivers Tenants Advice and Advocacy Service (NORTAAS)

 

CONTACT

Phone

(02) 6621 1022

1800 649 135

Hours:

Mon:

9am-12:30pm

Tue:

9am-12:30pm

Wed:

9am-12:30pm

Thu:

Unavailable

Fri:

9am-12:30pm

 

ABOUT

The Northern Rivers Tenants Advice and Advocacy Service (NORTAAS) provides free advice and referral for all tenants and residential parks residents in the NSW Northern Rivers.

Our services are available to renters from Tweed Heads to Grafton and west to Drake.

NORTAAS is a program of Northern Rivers Community Legal Centre.

You can request advice using our online intake form

See also the helpful information in the Disaster Damage Factsheet

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