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Outasite Lite is our land lease community email newsletter, sent 3-4 times a year. Subscribe here. Outasite magazine is printed once a year and distributed via post. Both are free for residents and their advocates. Full archive here.

 

29/08/2017

Tales from the Tribunal

The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) hears disputes between land lease community operators and residents. Decisions that NCAT makes about disputes are not binding on other NCAT…
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29/08/2017

What is the Residential Parks Forum?

The Residential Parks Forum brings together advocates and lawyers from across NSW to share information and advocate for improvements to the rights of land lease community residents.
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29/08/2017

Tara Steers: Tenant Advocate in South West NSW

Tara Steers is a Tenant Advocate in Albury. Up until the commencement of the Act in 2015 Tara had limited experience with land lease community residents but after accompanying the Tenants’ Union…
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29/08/2017

Hastings Point Holiday Park: Closure

Hastings Point Holiday Park was once a thriving residential park nestled between the Tweed Coast Road and Cudgera Creek. That changed in 2006 when the park owner discussed gradual closure and…
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24/08/2017

Electricity in land lease communities - it's complicated

Electricity in land lease communities is a complex issue governed by a range of laws, regulations and guidelines that overlap but do not always correspond, writes Julie Lee, Residential Parks…
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12/07/2017

Out now! Outasite issue 3

Outasite issue 3 is hot off the presses and finding its way into mailboxes in land lease communities all over NSW. this issue contains articles including: Park closure; Tara Steers - Tenants…
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30/03/2017

Which agreement?

People who live in residential land lease communities do so under an agreement or contract. The Tenants’ Union and Tenants Advice and Advocacy Services are frequently asked questions about…
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23/02/2017

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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07/02/2017

You can't do that! Operator Conduct in Land Lease Communities

The Tenants’ Union regularly hears complaints from land lease community residents about the behaviour of operators. During the review of the Residential Parks Act 1998 the behaviour of park…
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01/02/2017

Report: Residential (Land Lease) Communities Act 2013

The Residential (Land Lease) Communities Act 2013 (the Act) commenced on 1 November 2015. It has now been in operation for just over a year and it is timely to consider what is working, and what…
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14/11/2016

Land Lease Community residents get their day in the Supreme Court

Paul Smyth (Tenants' Union Residential Parks Legal Officer) has been working with the residents of Hasting Point for the past five years on their court case for compensation for eviction.…
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12/11/2016

Out now! Outasite issue 2

Outasite issue 2 is hot off the presses and finding its way into mailboxes in land lease communities all over NSW. This issue contains articles including: The Act: one year on; Community…
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