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.

In the latest Tasmanian Rents we see a clear downward trend in rent prices compared to the March quarter, which is normal for June quarters when the seasonal curve applies. The seasonal cycle of the (southern) Tasmanian rental market had been interrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic but returned in 2023. This quarter presents some of […]

Following on from our submission to the ‘Inquiry into Energy Prices in Tasmania’ last year calling for minimum energy efficiency standards in all rental properties, we have now provided a supplementary submission to the Inquiry addressing some of the queries raised.   Donate Do you like our work? You can now make a small (or large) […]

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 […]

Tenancy matters! The case for transferring tenancy disputes from the Magistrates Court to TASCAT is a detailed analysis of whether the jurisdiction of the Residential Tenancy Act 1997 (the Act), which currently lies with the Magistrates Court and the Residential Tenancy Commissioner should partly or fully be transferred to the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal […]

Together with nine organisations across the Tasmanian housing and social services sector we wrote to all members of the House of Assembly to call for renters’ rights to modify their home for safety, security, age and disability, better energy efficiency and to meet telecommunication needs. Find our letter below.

We provided a submission to the Inquiry into Homes Tasmania in which we noted that the median renter in Tasmania is paying around $120 per week or more than $6200pa to keep a roof over their head than just 5 years ago! We also highlighted the growing number of homeless particularly amongst younger and older persons and the slow growth in new […]

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.