Recent reforms to NSW renting laws — including the end of “no grounds” evictions and better rights for tenants with pets — have been widely welcomed, but for the growing number of people who…
You could be eligible for a new grant if your rental home was made uninhabitable by the severe storms and flooding on the NSW East Coast in May. The Renters Bond and Advanced Rent Grant is a one…
We have just published issue 13 of Outasite – our print publication for land lease communities. Over 6,000 copies were delivered to mailboxes in communities all over NSW.
We have been hearing from residents about cost-of-living pressures related to living in land lease communities. The issues include excessive site fee increases but lately advice is more often…
The operator of a land lease community has a responsibility to have emergency evacuation procedures in place. With this responsibility there is also a requirement to reasonably ensure residents…
The NSW Law Reform Commission is currently undertaking a review of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1967 NSW. The Tenants' Union participated in a stakeholder consultation meeting and submitted…
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…