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Tips: The easy way to claim your bond

Tips: The easy way to claim your bond

You can put in your bond claim as soon as you have moved out of your rental home and returned the keys. You can do this whether you and the landlord agree or disagree on the amount to be…
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Report

Report: Share Housing in NSW

Between December 2016 and January 2017, the Tenants' Union of NSW and TAASs conducted a survey of people who have lived in a sharehouse over the last five years, to gather data and insights…
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Submission

Submission: 'Justice for everyday problems: Civil Justice in NSW' consultation paper

In this Tenant's Union submission to the ‘Justice for everyday problems: Civil Justice in NSW’ consultation paper, we focus on ‘everyday’ problems of tenants and how the civil justice…
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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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Opinion

Comment: Tenancy Bonds for Public Housing

The Tenants' Union was invited to comment on FACS Housing’s Tenancy Bonds for Public Housing Policy and Operational Framework (Draft for consultation). We raised four objections.
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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: Request for joint final inspection

Request for joint final inspection

You can use this sample letter when you are moving out of premises and would like to organise a time to carry out the final inspection with the agent or landlord. They should give you the…
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Sample letter: Bond dispute

Bond dispute

You can use this sample letter when the landlord or agent has told you they are claiming something from the bond, but have not provided you with evidence for the claim and you are not sure you…
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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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