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TAS TAS TAS TAS TAS TAS TAS TAS TAS TAS TAS TAS TAS The Tenants' Advice Service (TAS) is a free advice service for people renting in the ACT (tenants and other occupants). This service is operated by the Tenants' Union ACT in partnership with the Welfare Rights & Legal Centre. So, for specific advice on ALL matters relating to ACT residential tenancy law: Call the Tenants' Advice Service on 02 6247 2011 This free advice service is open from 9:30am - 1pm, Monday to Friday TAS is also open from: 4.30 - 8pm TUESDAY NIGHTS ONLY Please note that the demand for our service can be high, and it may require several calls in order to get through. We are a small service with only 2 advice workers. To reduce demand on the service, check the information and links below to see if they can answer your queries without needing to call TAS. If you are renting in another state or territory go to our Other Sites page for services that can help you. If you are a landlord or real estate agent, please note that we are a service for tenants only and cannot advise you. If you need advice you can contact the free Legal Aid advice line on 1300 654 314. Check out our noticeboard for news of current tenancy and renting issues. Click HERE TAS TAS TAS TAS TAS TAS TAS TAS TAS TAS TAS TAS TAS
v *NEW* If you are in shared housing - click here to view our new publication "Crowded House: A legal guide to share housing in the ACT"
v If you are seeking information and general advice: Check out our Tenancy Tips Sheets below on common tenancy issues. Also see below the Tips Sheets for standard leases, forms, standard letters, the law itself and information on public housing, share housing and the Residential Tenancies Tribunal.
If you are paying for your accommodation
but are not a tenant (if you live in student accommodation, a caravan park,
emergency accommodation, a boarding house or are a lodger) you are likely to
be an OCCUPANT. For Occupancy Tips Sheets click
here.
If the information you need is not in the Tips
Sheets, try our Frequently Asked Questions
pages for brief information on common issues. v If you are looking for a new tenancy: Click
here to see our tenancy checklist
for hints about what to check for in your new home.
v If you are starting a tenancy and need a standard tenancy agreement (lease): Click here to download a standard
ACT tenancy agreement in rtf format, or click here for the pdf version.
v If you are thinking about, or already in, share housing Click
here
to view our share housing information and download a share house agreement. v If you would like to see the law that covers you: Click here to view and download a copy of the Residential Tenancies ACT 1997. v If you are writing to your lessor or real estate agent: Download one of our form letters,which apply to a variety of common situations, just replace the bracketed material and send. If you want to send a more formal 'notice to remedy' or 'notice to vacate', click here to reach the Residential Tenancies Tribunal website and scroll down to "Tenancy Forms". Form letters specific to Share Housing v REMEMBER to always sign, date and keep a copy of letters you write to your lessor or real estate agent. v If you are making or defending an application to the Residential Tenancies Tribunal: Click here to visit our
RTT resource page. v If you are a Housing ACT tenant seeking specific advice: Call the Welfare Rights & Legal Centre on their general advice line (02 6247 2177). While TAS can and does give advice to Housing ACT tenants about tenancy law, WRLC caseworkers and solicitors have particular expertise in dealing with Housing ACT bureaucracy and their internal review process. WRLC also provide a series of fact sheets on various matters, click here to go to their site.
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