In 2014 we introduced the Tenants’ Union membership program. Since then, 114 people have become members. They have received our newsletter Rent Rant, had access to our online training and have been granted access to news in the member space of our website. Due to staff changes the responsibility for the membership program within the […]
On Friday 22 May 2015 the Tenant’s Union sent a letter supported by the Salvation Army and signed by leading community organisations to Jacqui Petrusma the Minister for Human Services. The letter expressed our concern at a funding cut of the Salvation Army’s Reintegration of Ex-Offenders (REO) program and called on her to reconsider the […]
Former Co-ordinator and Treasurer of the Tenants’ Union, Kristie Johnston has had an overwhelming victory in the Glenorchy mayoral race and we congratulate her and wish her well. Kristie has been a long-time advocate for Tasmanian tenants and will be a voice that is well overdue in Tasmanian politics. Kristie is not the only Tenants’ […]
Phil Hoffen, Admin & Communications, Tenants’ Union Preliminary statistics from the Tenants’ Union advice line show that rents rose by 1.1% in Tasmania in the last financial year. The average rent rose to $275, up $3 on the previous financial year. While these statistics are preliminary and have several anomalies that may skew the figures, […]
The Tenants’ Union proposed a raft of changes in its submissions to the Residential Tenancy Act Review, of which a few got up, several were rejected out of hand, and many were seen as good ideas but would derail the review process. So before continuing on with our reform agenda, we decided to rank all the things we didn’t get, in order of importance and then ask what our members think.
Ben Bartl, Tenants’ Union Solicitor Introduction Once upon a time public housing tenants in Australia were provided with a home for life. A home that would allow them to (re)build safety, security and freedom into their lives and provide a base from which they could work, nurture their children and be a part of the […]