We chat with Grace Crowley-Shaw, Tenant Advocate at the Eastern Area Tenants' Service about Bond. Grace explains the purpose of bond, gives us some tips on getting your bond back and what you can do if the landlord makes a claim against your bond.

[Trigger warning: mention of domestic violence at 31:56]

Tenants' Union factsheets & resources:

• Bond 
• Easy way to claim your bond 
• The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal 
• Sample letter - bond dispute 
• Domestic violence and tenancy

Eastern Area Tenants' Service resources:

• How to protect your bond at the end of the tenancy 
• Defending your bond in the Tribunal 
• General advice on depreciation

Redfern Legal Centre resources:

• Share Housing Survival Guide