The Tenants’ Union of Tasmania is a specialist Community Legal Centre for residential tenants. Our aim is to secure the rights of all tenants by providing free legal advice, representation and education, as well as advocating for the improvement of tenants’ rights.
Renting in Tasmania? We provide FREE
advice for public and private residential
tenants.
Our last drop-in session for 2024 (Hobart office) will be on Thursday 19.12.24 between 9:30am-12:30pm. The telephone advice line will be open until noon on Monday, 23.12.24, with call-backs finishing COB the same day. Our phone advice line will re-open on Thursday, 2.1.2025, drop-ins in Hobart will resume at 9:30am on Tuesday, 7.1.2025. Happy Holidays, […]
A joint letter was recently sent to the Government about the pets in rental bill. Despite the Government committing to further consultation, none of the signatories including the RSPCA, TasCOSS, Shelter Tas, the Dogs’ Home of Tasmania or the Tenants’ Union of Tasmania have been contacted. Donate Like our work? Help us do […]
We have submitted a joint submission with Shelter Tasmania, TasCOSS and Community Legal Centres Tasmania in response to the Regulation of long-term residency in caravan parks in Tasmania discussion paper. Donate Do you like our work? Make a small (or large) donation to help us do more of it.
Do you like our work? You can now make a small (or large) donation to help us do more of it! There are currently 57,762 rental households in Tasmania. Our core business is to provide information, advice and representation to renters when issues regarding their homes arise. In the financial year 2022/23 we helped a […]
Our Services
Advice
We offer telephone advice statewide and face-to-face advice in three locations, Hobart, Launceston and Devonport.
Legal Representation
Our solicitors and tenancy workers can advise you on how to present your case if you need to go to Court, and in certain circumstances can represent you in Court with your tenancy matter.
Tenancy Education & Training
We teach about residential tenancy in Tasmania. Any interested group. Introduction to Advanced. Face-to-face and soon online.
Purchasing Leases
We sell leases that comply with Tasmanian residential tenancy law. They can be purchased in Hobart, Launceston and Devonport.