Legal self-help

A factsheet discussing the rights and responsibilities of social housing tenants.

This factsheet outlines your rights as a renter, discussing the process of eviction and how to seek help.

This Factsheet helps you understand how the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) can help you resolve a legal issue, and what steps you will have to take if you decide to go down this path.

This Factsheet looks at what you need to do if you are a respondent in a New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) matter.

This factsheet provides information for international students looking to rent a house or unit in NSW.

The Repair Kit is a legal guide for people living in Public Housing in NSW.

Have you ever been evicted or locked out by your landlord or agent? This may have been in breach of the law. Under a Residential Tenancies Agreement, you can only be evicted by order of the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

Boarding Houses and the Law is 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.

Terence is a Housing NSW tenant who had been living in a property riddled with mould and damp for years.