Vulnerable tenants are often expected to navigate housing problems at the very moment they are least able. At NCAT, vulnerable tenants may present with serious issues such as threatened eviction…
This report looks at 40 years of tenant participation initiatives in NSW public housing and explores them further through a case study of the Hamilton South estate in Newcastle.
Renters’ rights advocates, renters and the Tenants’ Union staff have kept busy over four weeks with a line-up of events taking place across Sydney over consecutive Tuesday nights, and that’s not…
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 NSW housing system, and in particular the private rental market, has failed to ensure everyone has access to safe, secure, affordable housing. This failure increases both the risk of…
We hope to see the Homes for NSW plan set out a shared vision, one that imagines and clearly sets a path towards better outcomes for people seeking social housing and homelessness assistance in…
In September, the Tenants' Union published issue 12 of Outasite – our print publication for land lease communities. Over 6,000 copies were delivered to mailboxes in communities all over NSW…
Noleen Robinson has been living in a land lease community in Lake Macquarie for over 24 years and has been a resident advocate for nearly the same amount of time. Noleen is a long term member of…
The Tenants' Union of NSW applauds the government's announcement they are poised to end ‘no grounds’ evictions. This pivotal and long awaited reform ensures that all renters will be…
