Tenancy Matters

Housing Appeals Committee

The NSW Housing Appeals Committee (HAC) is an independent agency which deals with appeals from people who are unhappy with decision made by social housing providers.

http://www.hac.nsw.gov.au/

NCAT - Social Housing (Including Lodge an Application)

The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) is the main forum for resolving residential tenancy disputes between landlords and tenants in New South Wales.

The common types of social housing disputes are:

Termination of the social housing tenancy agreement
Breaches of the agreement, for example rent arrears
Shared facilities charges
Payment of debts
Repairs and maintenance
Rents and rent increases

http://www.ncat.nsw.gov.au/Pages/cc/Divisions/Social_housing/Social_housing.page.aspx

TenantsNSW

Website of the network of Tenants Advice and Advocacy Services in New South Wales. Tenants Advice and Advocacy Services assist tenants of private rental housing, social housing tenants, boarders and lodgers, and residential park residents.

http://www.tenants.org.au/