Tenants Advice Service - Protecting Tenants Rights
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Chapter 1 - General Information

Download 1.01 Glossary
Provides definitions of important terms.
Download 1.02 Some Tips for Giving Tenancy Advice
Covers questions that need to be considered before giving advice to others.
Download 1.03 The Residential Tenancies Act
Explains what is, and what is not covered by The Act, and how disputes can be dealt with.
Download 1.04 Department of Housing Tenants
Outlines the differences and similarities between renting a property from the Department of Housing and a private landlord.
Download 1.05 Real Estate Agents & Property Managers
Outlines the role of property managers and the rules that govern how they must operate.
Download 1.06 Financial Assistance for Tenants
identifies a number of sources for financial assistance that may be available for tenants.
Download 1.07 Penalties for Breaching the Residential Tenancies Act
Outlines relevant fines and penalties for breaches of The Act by tenants and landlords.
Download 1.08 Discrimination
General and tenancy-related information about discrimination including how to make a discrimination complaint.
Download 1.09 Boarders & Lodgers
Explains the differences between tenants, boarders and lodgers, and how these differences relate to tenancy law.
Download 1.10 Shared Tenancies
Explores different shared tenancy arrangements and includes a flowchart to help determine your own tenancy relationship.
Download 1.11 Tenant Databases
Explains what tenant databases are, how to find out if you are listed, correcting false listings and making complaints.
Download 1.12 Community Contacts
A list of agencies throughout WA (Australia) that can provide assistance to tenants.

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