“Tenant Participation is a two-way process involving the sharing of ideas, information and power. That means tenants and their landlords working together to improve housing conditions and housing services.
How it’s approached depends on the particular circumstances. What’s essential is a range of participation opportunities which allow tenants to get involved as individuals and collectively as part of accountable, organised groups. “
This definition is taken from a manifesto for tenant participation developed by the Tenant Participation Advisory Service (TPAS) in the UK[1].
The manifesto was the result of extensive consultation amongst the tenant movement in Britain. CTHA will adopt the main principles of the manifesto that are relevant to the NSW context.
As our guiding principle, CTHA will make sure tenants are able to be involved as individuals or part of a group to take as much, or as little, control over decisions as they wish, within the board of director’s overall legal responsibility for the actions of the association.
To view the CTHA Tenant Participation Strategy click on the link below.
[1] TPAS UK (2005) A manifesto for tenant participation in the UK
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