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KEY TOPICS:

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Starting a tenancy
Rent
Bond
Repairs and maintenance
Utilities
Privacy and access

KEY TOPICS COLUMN 2

Eviction
You want to leave
Security and safety
Domestic violence
Discrimination
The Tribunal (NCAT)

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Share houses
Boarders and lodgers
Aboriginal renters
Public and community housing
Strata
Residential land lease communities

Get advice from your local Tenant Advocate...

Click for a list of all Tenant Advice and Advocacy Services in NSW

NEWS:

NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal – have your say

Q+A: Water restrictions, drought and rental bond

Changes to the law for 'protected tenants'

Tenant Advocates come together for Network Meeting

Thank you to our volunteers!

A tenant's guide to the NSW election 2019

BLOG:

Chilly house? Mouldy rooms? Here's how to improve low-income renters’ access to decent housing

In/formal housing – is more formality the answer?

Negative gearing is still not your friend

Theresa May shows Gladys the way on eviction reform

Do politicans vote with their property interests?

Big numbers and good intentions: Labor's Affordable Housing Plan

More blog posts

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