As a tenant you have rights under the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 and Residential Tenancies Regulation 2019. This factsheet summarises the law in NSW about being behind in rent or other…
The Tenants’ Union is pleased to provide this response to NSW Fair Trading’s discussion paper for the statutory review of the Residential Tenancies Act 2010. This contribution forms part of our…
NSW Fair Trading is currently reviewing the Residential Tenancies Act, and has released a discussion paper to gauge community views. Renters say the law should deliver greater stability,…
Investors own more than half of the residential strata lots in New South Wales’.1 It stands to reason that tenants occupy the majority of lots within the state’s strata schemes, and have a…
The Residential Tenancies Act 2010 is now five years old. It has made a number of positive changes for tenants in New South Wales, but there are a number of important issues that are yet to be…
The Tenants' Union welcomes the present discussion of social housing in NSW. We are convinced that the discussion must go further, and consider the social housing sector in the context of…
This submission on the draft Residential (Land Lease) Communities Regulation 2014 (NSW) is made on the Tenants' Union's own behalf, and on behalf of the network of Tenants Advice and…
In this briefing, the Tenants' Union recommends that Residual Current Devices (RCDs) should be required to be installed in all dwellings. This requirement should be implemented along the…
On 1 July 2013 new rules governing the sale of electricity and gas to residential and small business energy customers came into force in NSW. The rules are part of the National Energy Customer…
The Tenants' Union of NSW supports the draft standard form occupancy agreement for general boarding houses. Subject to three qualifications discussed below, it is a practical, balanced…
