Tenancy Advice and Advocacy

What we do
Tenancy Advice and Advocacy

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Our services

MLC offers two tenancy services that provide free, confidential legal information, advice and advocacy to renters living in social and private residential housing.

Inner West Tenants’ Advice & Advocacy Service (IWTAAS) helps renters living within Inner West Sydney. Northern Sydney Area Tenants’ Service (NSATS) helps renters living from North Sydney to Ryde and Pittwater. Both services provide advice to renters on their rights and responsibilities. We do not give advice to landlords.

We can advise on

Repairs
Eviction
Getting your bond back
Boarding Houses
Dealing with Public and Community Housing Providers
Going to the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal including appealing a decision of the Tribunal

Who we assist

Inner West Tenants’ Advice & Advocacy Service (IWTAAS) helps renters living within Inner West Sydney. Northern Sydney Area Tenants’ Service (NSATS) helps renters living from North Sydney to Ryde and Pittwater. Suburbs such as Annandale, Erskineville, Leichhardt, Hurlstone Park and Wolli Creek are outside of our service areas. To find your local tenants’ advocacy service, go to www.tenants.org.au and enter the suburb you are renting in.

We do not give advice to landlords.

Community legal education

Community outreach

NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) Duty Advocacy Service

Sydney Registry

Most Wednesdays and Fridays

Newtown Outreach Service

Newtown Neighbourhood Centre’s ‘One Stop Shop’

11-13 Darley Street, Newtown

2pm-4pm on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month

Other services

Get advice

Advice is generally given over the phone through an advice call-back service. To arrange a phone call, submit an online enquiry below or give us a call.