WHO
ARE WE?
The
Tenant Advice & Advocacy Service (TAAS) is a project of
Near North Housing Service Inc, a not-for-profit organisation
in Queensland.
Near North
Housing Service Inc operates three tenancy advice services.
The first is known as Near North Tenant Advice & Advocacy
Service and is located at Morayfield in the Caboolture Shire
approximately 40 minutes drive north of Brisbane.
The second
is located in Albion, a northern suburb of Brisbane approximately
10 minutes from the city and our third office is located at
Stafford which is approximately 20 minutes from the Brisbane
CBD.
Near North
Housing Service is funded by the Department of Housing Queensland
and the Queensland Residential Tenancies Authority to provide
a range of services to private and public rental tenants.
Staff are able to provide information, advice and assistance
relating to Queensland Residential Tenancies Act and the Queensland
Residential Services (Accommodation) Act. In addition to this
staff are able to provide housing information and referral
services but does not own or operate any housing itself.
The organisation is run by a voluntary Management Committee
and employs fully trained professional staff in each office.
The organisation prides itself on good fiscal management and
quality services to assist tenants.
Our organisation
has been operating as Near North Housing Service Inc since
1991 and was originally established in 1987.
All services
are provided free of charge by fully trained staff. Our main
activity is providing tenancy advice and advocacy services
to residential tenants.
Our services
are aimed at assisting private rental tenants, public housing
tenants and future tenants and members of the general community.
We do
not provide advice to lessors, agents or property owners,
however our staff are happy to provide contact numbers for
appropriate agencies who are able to assist lessors, agents
and property owners.
Should
you require assistance with information regarding the Residential
Tenancies Act or the Residential Services (Accommodation)
Act, please feel free to contact our staff with any queries.
How
to contact us
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