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Tenants' Union: Submission

Submission: Economic Reform Roundtable – Housing System Reform for Productivity and Resilience

The Tenants’ Union of NSW welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Economic Reform Roundtable and strongly encourages the government to consider housing system reform, particularly in…
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Boxes

Help protect against renovictions!

The NSW government has significantly weakened the rules surrounding evictions for renovations/repairs. Take action to demand they bring back and strengthen protections from 'renovictions.…
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Posters

Tenancy posters far and wide!

Look out for over 5,000 tenancy posters all across NSW – in local cafes, libraries, and on the streets! Or download and print them to put on a wall near you.
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Moving boxes

Renovictions – what can we learn from the Canadian experience? 

Amidst growing concern about "renovictions" we can look to jurisdictions in Canada to understand and protect against this unfair practice.
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Tenants' Union submission

Submission: Inner West Council’s Fairer Future Plan

The Tenants' Union contributed to the recent Inner West Council consultation on their Fairer Future Plan.
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Tenants' Union news

New laws to protect renters privacy and improve advertising

The Tenants’ Union of NSW welcomes the NSW Government's announcement of important changes to tenancy law in NSW which will provide better protections for renters personal information and…
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Tenants' Union comment

Tenants' Union response to NSW Budget 2025-26

The Tenant’s Union recognises the NSW state budget handed down today by the Treasurer which includes a range of items intended to assist with the housing and justice needs of the community.
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Tenancy law has changed – 19 May 2025

Tenancy law has changed in NSW

We’ve been fighting for decades to strengthen renters' rights by changing law in NSW. Now it's finally happening. The reforms cap rent increases at once yearly, will end no-grounds…
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End of Tenancy Survey

The NSW Government Department of Fair Trading's end of tenancy survey is an important data source, shedding light on the dynamics of rental arrangements within the state. This Tenants…
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Tips: Avoiding rental scams

Tips: Avoiding rental scams

In the process of finding a rental home, be aware that there are scammers who try to trick people into paying for places that either don’t exist or are completely different to the photos in the…
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Information resource: Mortgagee repossession

Mortgagee repossession

As a tenant in NSW you have certain legal rights – this resource explains your rights if the landlord doesn’t pay their loan, and the bank or lender (the ‘mortgagee’) wants to sell or take…
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Factsheet: Rent payment

Rent payment

Paying rent is a fundamental part of your tenancy agreement. This factsheet summarises the law in NSW about how and when you must pay rent, rent payment methods, ledgers, and other rules.
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