---
title: "Tenancy and social housing application (NCAT Consumer and Commercial Division): completion guide"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/residential-tenancies/form-ncat-tenancy-application"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a57-form-ncat-tenancy-application"
area_id: "A57"
kind: "form"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A57-N20261018-3", "A57-N20261018-5"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-18"
---

# Tenancy and social housing application (NCAT Consumer and Commercial Division): completion guide

> Link to NCAT's tenancy and social housing application with a guide to the dispute types, naming the respondent, stating the orders sought by section of the Residential Tenancies Act 2010, and lodging online.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/residential-tenancies/form-ncat-tenancy-application  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-18

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

## Key facts

- Kind: Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
- Practice area: [Residential Tenancies](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/residential-tenancies.md)
- Jurisdictions: New South Wales
- AI level: Yellow. AI can help in set ways. A lawyer checks specific points before use.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-18
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-18 against the official form at ncat.nsw.gov.au and the 3 authorities it cites, for New South Wales.

## When to use it

Use when a landlord, tenant or social housing provider in New South Wales asks NCAT for orders under the Residential Tenancies Act 2010, for example termination for non-payment of rent, bond, repairs, rent and other payments, or keeping animals.

## Used for these tasks

- [Prepare the tribunal application for a termination and possession order](https://ailawframework.com/practice/residential-tenancies.md#A57-N20261018-3)
- [Build the bond claim schedule from the condition reports](https://ailawframework.com/practice/residential-tenancies.md#A57-N20261018-5)

## How AI may be used

AI may check the application against the tribunal's form and the documents on file and draft the orders sought for the lawyer to settle; the lawyer checks every statement and order in each application before it is signed and lodged.

**AI may:**

- Check every part of the draft application is complete and the respondent's name and address for service match the documents
- Draft the orders sought, citing the section numbers the lawyer has identified, for the lawyer to settle
- Index the supporting documents (agreements, notices, receipts, photos, correspondence) with dates and sources
- Reconcile the rent ledger against the arrears claimed and list differences, with sources

**AI must not:**

- Must not decide which orders to seek or which section of the Act applies
- Must not write a party's statement of what happened in their own words, or any evidence that will be signed or sworn
- Must not sign or lodge the application

**The lawyer checks:**

- Correct dispute type ticked (termination for non-payment, termination other, bond, general orders, rent and other payments, repairs, animals)
- Rental bond number included for a bond dispute
- Respondent's correct name and address for service
- Orders sought cite the right section of the Residential Tenancies Act 2010, and the reasons explain why
- Any termination notice relied on was valid before the application is made

## Authorities

- [Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW)](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-2010-042)
- [NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal, Tenancy and social housing application (May 2025)](https://ncat.nsw.gov.au/documents/forms/ccd-form-tenancy-social-housing-application.pdf)
- [NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal, Consumer and Commercial Division forms](https://ncat.nsw.gov.au/forms-and-fees/forms/consumer-and-commercial-division-forms.html)

## Official form

[Official form](https://ncat.nsw.gov.au/forms-and-fees/forms/consumer-and-commercial-division-forms.html)

## Where this comes from

The official form is published by ncat.nsw.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-18.

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/residential-tenancies/form-ncat-tenancy-application and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*