Housing and tenancy | Free legal resources

 

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Renters
Public housing
Housing for seniors
Share houses 
Boarders and lodgers 
Neighbourhood disputes 
Separation and domestic violence
Other housing

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Renters

Providing free legal advice, assistance, and information to tenants, land lease community residents, Tenant Advocates, and community workers.  

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Public housing

Public and community housing
Explore your rights as a tenant in public housing including repairs, rent, security and privacy. 

The repair kit: A legal guide for public housing tenants in NSW 
A legal guide if you are a public housing tenant in NSW, including the responsibilities of the Department of Communities and Justice in taking care of your house. 

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Housing for seniors 

Housing fact sheets for seniors
Fact sheets for seniors, including on home care, retirement village living, aged care, respite care, and more.

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Share houses

Share houses 
Discover your rights about wanting to leave a share house, transfers and subletting. 

Share housing survival guide (NSW) 
Helping you plan day-to-day living arrangements when residing in a share house. 

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Boarders and lodgers 

Boarders and lodgers
Factsheets exploring your rights if you are a resident in a registrable boarding house, including rent, bond and eviction.  

Boarding Houses and the Law: A legal guide for people in NSW
A legal guide for people living in boarding houses in NSW. It explains the ins and outs of the Boarding Houses Act 2012 as well as other laws that can apply to boarding houses. 

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Neighbourhood disputes 

Neighbourhood Disputes
General information on how you can deal with disputes with neighbours including noise, harassment, renovation and the legal options available to assist in resolving the problem. 

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Separation and domestic violence

Providing specialist legal services relating to domestic violence, sexual assault, family law, discrimination, victims support, child protection, human rights and access to justice.

Other housing

Other housing

Land lease communities
Specialist legal information, resources, news, and referral options if you live in residential land lease communities in New South Wales. 

Strata
Factsheet summarising some of the key issues if you are within the strata scheme, such as the owners corporation, repairs to common property, by-laws, resolving disputes, and pets.