To assist
them in understanding their rights and responsibilities, NSW Fair Trading
Minister, Linda Burney, today announced that Redfern Legal Centre will receive
$9,856 in funding to promote their Share Housing Survival Guide for tenants.
Ms Burney
said the funding, under Fair Trading’s Tenants’ Advice and Advocacy Funding
Program, will enable Redfern Legal Centre to produce 30,000 free promotional
postcards for tenants living in shared housing, who are mainly young people and
students.
“The guide
provides up-to-date information about share housing laws in NSW,” Ms Burney
said.
“Young
people in vulnerable housing circumstances will have simple tips at hand to
better protect their interests and help them resolve their problems on their
own. I am sure many of them are not aware of their rights and
responsibilities.”
Ms Burney
said using free promotional postcards is effective way to reach this important
target group who are the ones most likely to be living in shared accommodation.
“The high
visibility of the postcards will ensure that tenants in share housing will be
made aware of how to access information about their particular situation,” Ms
Burney said.
The Share
Housing Survival Guide is a joint project between the University of Sydney’s
Students’ Representative Council and the Redfern Legal Centre, jointly funded
by Fair Trading and the Law and Justice Foundation of NSW.
“Fair
Trading’s Tenants’ Advice and Advocacy Program supports local projects which
involve the development of tenancy information, community education or training
resources,” Ms Burney said.
“I am
proud to support the Redfern Legal Centre’s promotion of this important
initiative which helps empower young tenants to exercise their rights with
confidence.”
The Share
Housing Survival Guide is available at www.rlc.org.au/sharehousing