Legal self-help

This factsheet is a step-by-step guide to applying by post using the standard GIPA Application form. 

​​​​​​​There are two ways to make a GIPA application to request information – by post or using the online form. This factsheet is a step-by-step guide to applying online.

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.

This presentation was delivered by David Porter at the February 2014 Quarterlies in NSW.