We have had sonme rent assistance tennants in our building for some time. Some have been excellent, others not so.
It is department policy to house tenants in private rentals. I understand that they are no longer building many new housing commission projects and aim to integrate housing NSW residents within the community.
The strata/OC cannot stop this from occuring via a by-law as such action would be discriminatory.
However, housing NSW tenants have to abide by a ‘social charter’ which in effect makes their conditions for good neighbourly behaviour far more onerous than a private rental tenant or indeed an owner. If, therefore, the tenants constantly misbehave, then the department will act fairly swiftly once they receive substantiated complaints.