Hi,
My name is Jess and i was living with friends and they moved out and left me with the rent i was only 18 and the real estate made it really hard for me i kept up with the rent as best i could but now im worried i might be black listed i wasnt that far behind in my rent and they ended up taking over 2000 of my bond just wondering cos i really need to know how do i check if i have being put on tica?
Thanks
Hi Jess, thanks for dropping into the forum with your concerns.
I did a quick search in Google and found this web site which might be of some help. I have copy & pasted a bit of information from that web site below and provided you with the link that seems to be the official ‘tica’ web site you mentioned.
You can access this information similar to how you can access your private ‘BayCorp’ credit file information to see if you have any bad credit debt history.
http://www.tica.com.au/iinfo.htm
HOW TO ACCESS INFORMATION THAT TICA HOLDS
In Australia National Privacy Principle 6 in the Privacy Act 1988 provides that if an organisation holds personal information about an individual it must provide the individual with access subject to certain conditions. Australian tenants can inquire if they are listed on any of the TICA databases and can request this information from TICA.
The Privacy Act in New Zealand makes it possible for a person to inquire if they are listed. New Zealand tenants need to contact TICA Australia by mail, contact details can be found on our website.
INFORMATION YOU RECEIVE FROM ACCESSING TICA
*An individual will be advised what information may be recorded on the database about them including personal information being your full name, date of birth, drivers license number, passport number (except Australian Passport).
*The member who recorded the information.
*Contact details for the listing member.
*The date the information was lodged on the database.Access TICA by mail inquiries:
You can request access via mail by writing to TICA at P O Box 120 Concord NSW 2137. You must provide your full name date of birth drivers license number passport number (except Australian) and current address. You are required to provide a stamped self addressed envelope if no envelope is supplied no information will be returned. Once TICA has received your request, your request will be actioned a request for payment of AU$14.30 will be forwarded to you requiring payment and an additional stamped self addressed envelope will be required. When payment of the AU$14.30 together with a stamped self addressed envelope is received by TICA the results of your request will be forwarded to you.
Please allow up to five working days to process your request and then a further 8 working days to forward the results to you once payment together with a stamped self addressed envelope is received by TICA.Access TICA by Phone:
In the event you require immediate information you can contact TICA on the Tenant Helpline on
190 222 0346
Calls are charged at $5.45 per minute including GST (higher from mobile or pay phones)
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