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My housing

Information for private and social housing tenants, people experiencing homelessness or at risk of being homeless, and homeowners with a mortgage.

Homelessness

Homelessness

Find out more about where you can get emergency housing if you are homeless or at risk of being homeless.
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Mortgages

Mortgages

Find out what you can do if you can’t make your repayments and what to do if your lender has started legal action.
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Social Housing

Social Housing

Find out more about your rights and responsibilities as a social housing tenant.
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Tenancy (Renting)

Tenancy (Renting)

Find out more about your rights and responsibilities as a private tenant, and what to do if you want to leave or your tenancy is terminated by your landlord.
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Uncollected goods

Uncollected goods

Find out more about what to do if you left your goods behind.
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Contact us

If you have a legal problem in NSW, Legal Aid NSW is here to help you.

Homelessness Program Legal Service

This service provides free independent legal advice and representation aimed at preventing homelessness or resolving legal issues to help clients re-enter housing.

NCAT Housing Appeals Advice Hotline

This service consists of specialist housing solicitors for tenants who want to appeal an NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) decision about their tenancy.

Mortgage stress

This guided pathway explains what you can do if you have problems paying your home loan or if you have fallen behind in repayments, based on the responses you provide.

Unpaid Council rates

This guided pathway explains what you can do if you have problems paying your council rates or if you have overdue rates, based on the responses you provide.

Last updated: January 2026

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