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.
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 […]
We co-wrote a letter to the Department of Justice to raise concerns about the proposed amendments to the Residential Tenancy Regulations 2015. The proposed changes would mean that on-farm workers who receive accommodation as part of their employment could be evicted with no notice if their employment ended. Many of the workers affected are international, […]
The Government is consulting on reforms to the Residential Tenancy Act that will allow renters to have pets and to affix furniture to the wall as well as clarify the law for farm workers. Read our response below.
Rents rose in the March quarter compared to the December quarter, but only moderately. In most areas, rent for three-bedroom properties rose around $20.00 per week. Hobart City was on the higher end with an increase of $25.00. Only areas with very small populations like the Far South, Central North and the West Coast recorded […]
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.