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30 Sep 2025
RTA Annual Report 2024-25 published
The RTA Annual Report 2024-25 showcases the organisation's achievements and performance against its strategic objectives over the last financial year.
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24 Sep 2025
Offences the RTA can investigate
Explains some of the priority offences the RTA investigates with practical examples/explainers to help you know what to look for.
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23 Sep 2025
On the road with the RTA's Education team
The Residential Tenancies Authority (RTA) Education team delivers events across Queensland to support the residential rental community.
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22 Sep 2025
Be cautious when using AI to understand tenancy law
The RTA urges customers to be cautious when using artificial intelligence (AI) tools to interpret Queensland tenancy law, as AI may make mistakes.
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18 Sep 2025
Supporting Queenslanders in the rental sector
The RTA provides trusted information, support and referrals to help all Queenslanders navigate diverse rental situations.
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1 Sep 2025
RTA recognised for customer service excellence
Seven Residential Tenancies Authority (RTA) customer experience staff were recently nominated for the 2025 Auscontact Excellence Awards.
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1 Sep 2025
Changes to Queensland tenancy regulation and updated RTA forms
The Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Regulation 2025 now applies. Updated RTA forms have been published and apply from 1 September 2025.
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20 Aug 2025
Your guide to renting a microapartment
Microapartments are small, partially or fully self-contained spaces. How rental laws apply can depend on a variety of factors and the type of tenancy agreement in place.
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15 Aug 2025
Upcoming changes to Queensland tenancy regulation and RTA forms
Updated RTA tenancy agreement forms (Forms 18a, 18b and R18) will be available from 1 September 2025 to align with the Queensland Government’s recent tenancy regulation changes.
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8 Aug 2025
Supporting Queensland's diverse rental community
To mark Multicultural Queensland Month, the RTA shares how we make tenancy support accessible to customers from a variety of cultural backgrounds.
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31 Jul 2025
Agency fined $10,000 for unlawful entry and tenant privacy breaches
A Gold Coast real estate agency has been fined $10,000 for unlawful entry and tenant privacy breaches under Queensland rental laws.
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22 Jul 2025
Compliance requirements under the RTRA Act unpacked
To help the rental sector navigate recent changes to the RTRA Act, we’ve prepared a summary highlighting key updates and practical insights.