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State Government Makes the BIGGEST ATTACK on LANDLORDS in NSW's History

Read the Draft Residential Tenancies Bill 2009

Under the Residential Tenancies Bill 2009 Tenants will be allowed to:-

renovate the landlord's property
sub-let
pay no rent in fixed term
break lease after 14 days

Landlords will be required to:-

resolve conflicts between co-tenants
allow any occupant to become a tenant
give 90 days notice for repossession which will not be in general allowed unless landlords:-
- sell their property
- the tenant is using property for illegal and criminal purposes
- the landlord is seriously and persistently threatened, intimidated, harassed and abused by the tenant

For draft Bill contact:-

FAIR TRADING website's at www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au or phone 13 32 20 for a hard copy.

Closing date for your comments to Fair Trading by 18 December 2009 after which Fair Trading will not accept your submission:-

Contact Fair Trading

Email: policy@services.nsw.gov.au
Fax: 02 9338 8990

Post:
Principal Policy Officer
Residential Tenancies Bill 2009
Fair Trading Policy Division
NSW Fair trading
P.O.Box 972
Parramatta NSW 2142

Contact your Member of Parliament – email for your MP www.directory.nsw.gov.au or write to the Premier Nathan Rees and Virginia Judge PM, Minister for Fair Trading, Parliament House, Macquarie Street Sydney 2000.