This publication has been produced with the financial assistance of the Law and Justice Foundation of NSW. The Foundation seeks to advance the fairness and equity of the justice system and to improve access to justice, especially for socially and economically disadvantaged people. www.lawfoundation.net.au.

Disclaimer: Any opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Law and Justice Foundation’s Board of Governors or the NSW Office of Fair Trading.

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NOTE TO READERS

This information applies to people who live in, or are affected by, the law as it applies in NSW, Australia.

While every effort has been made to ensure the information in this guide is as up-to-date and accurate as possible, the law is complex and readers are advised to seek expert advice when faced with a specific problem. This publication is intended as a guide to the law and should not be used as a substitute for legal advice.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Share Housing Survival Guide was a joint project of Sydney University Students Representative Council (SUSRC) and Redfern Legal Centre. It was originally co-ordinated and edited by Polly Porteous, Grant Arbuthnot, Donna Baines and Margaret Kirkby.

The second edition was co-ordinated and edited by Amy Richardson, Jacqui Swinburne, Don Sword and James Campbell. The publication of the Guide was funded by the Law and Justice Foundation and the Office of Fair Trading.

The Guide was adapted from the Sharehouse Survival Kit produced by SUSRC February 1995. That Kit was conceived and written by Donna Baines, Mark Gibian, Polly Porteous and Angela Seward.
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THANKS

We would like to thank the following people for their contributions and suggestions for the original edition:
• Angelo Morelli
• Beth Phela
• David Ramsay
• Deb Tipper
• Emra Vukovic
• Fran Crittle
• Greg Bosler
• Hanadi Nemra
• Helen Burnie
• Jennifer Conley
• Kylie Kilgour
• Lorain Ogle
• Lynne Wilkins
• Mark Tietjen
• Megan Smith
• Nicky Williamson
• Pat McDonough
• Paul Mortimer
• Phillipa Bellemore, for permission to use material from Tenants Rights Manual
• Robert Mowbray
• Sarah Crawford
• Susa Lasky
• Toni Brown
• Tracy Goulding
• Beth Jewell

For this edition:
• Grant Arbuthnot
• Sri Ogden
• Ambrith Abayasekara


We would also like to thank the following organisations:

• AIDS Council of NSW
• Bobby Goldsmith Foundation
• Botany Migrant Resource Centre
• ITRAC Wyong
• ITRAC Wyong
• Legal Aid Commission of NSW
• Marrickville Community Legal Centre
• National Youth Coalition for Housing
• NSW Community Justice Centre for permissionto adapt material from Got a Prickly Problem
• Office of Fair Trading
• Redfern Legal Centre
• Redfern Legal Centre Publishing
• Streetwize Comics
• Sydney University SRC
• The Tenants Union of NSW
• Western NSW Tenants Advice and Advocacy Service
• Western Sydney Tenants Service
• Youth Action Policy Association


Thanks also to:

• James Hancock - for design and build of this website
www.jameshancock.net

• Stephen Hicks and Amanda Cox for the layout of this booklet.
www.neurocreative.net
www.vaada.com.au

• Illustrations © Toby Morey
www.tobymorey.com