Last week, we wrote to political parties and some independent candidates with 9 asks that we would like them to commit to in the upcoming State Election. Below is what we wrote. Tasmania currently has some of the weakest rental laws in Australia. Over the last decade, there has been a severe lack of reform, […]

The Tenants’ Union of Tasmania is not for profit organisation dedicated to advancing the cause of residential tenants. This involves, amongst other things, lobbying government for legislative change, speaking to the media, and providing legal education to the community, but our primary function is to provide tenants with free legal advice and representation. Specifically, we […]

“Last year, the Residential Tenancy Regulations (the Regulations) were amended to increase flexibility in the employment and accommodation of rural workers. However, last year’s amendments did not include minimum notice periods for the termination of primary production residential tenancy agreements. The Residential Tenancy Amendment Regulations 2025 propose amending the Regulations by inserting notice requirements for […]

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 […]

Rents in Tasmania have increased in all regions, but most significantly in the North-West. In the North West the weighted median rent index for March was $382, an increase of 4.8 per cent to the previous quarter and up 9.9 per cent compared to last year’s March quarter. The median rents in the South rose […]

We have written a report calling for better recognition of assistance animals in Tasmanian law including an amendment to the Residential Tenancy Act so that like guide dogs, assistance animals are exempt from the definition of pet. 

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 […]

Rents in Tasmania increased slightly in the December quarter of 2024. Rents in the North increased by 1.5 per cent which was the highest in the State, while rents in the South and North West increased by 0.5 and 0.4 per cent respectively. Rents for 3-bedroom properties rose most in the Hobart City and Kingston […]

We are calling for safety switches to be mandatory in all rental properties. Currently, many rental properties do not have safety switches which means that there is a risk of injury or death from an electric shock. 

In September the weighted median rent index, which takes into account all new rents lodged with MyBond in the September quarter of 2024 rose in all parts of Tasmania. The highest increase of 2.1 per cent was recorded in the South, with the North seeing rents increase by 2 per cent and in the North […]