Rental law changes
1. Rent increase changes - Legislation to limit rent increase frequency to once every 12 months came into effect on 1 July 2023. Learn more.
2. Minimum housing standards came into effect for new tenancies (including renewed tenancy agreements) from 1 September 2023. They will come into effect for all remaining tenancies on 1 September 2024. Learn more.
The RTA has produced a range of fact sheets for tenants/residents and property managers/owners living in or managing houses, units, flats, caravans and moveable dwellings.
Flow chart: Property managers/owners – what to do for tenants experiencing domestic and family violence
Property managers/owners – what to do for tenants experiencing domestic and family violence
Flow chart: What to do for residents experiencing domestic and family violence
What to do for rooming accommodation residents experiencing domestic and family violence
Flow chart: What to do for tenants experiencing domestic and family violence
What to do for tenants experiencing domestic and family violence
General tenancy agreements fact sheet
A General tenancy agreement (Form 18a) is the agreement between a tenant and a lessor/agent which sets out the terms that apply to the tenant’s stay in general tenancies such as houses, units and townhouses.
Goods and documents left behind fact sheet - general tenancies
Goods and documents left behind after a tenant/resident has moved out must be returned or disposed of according to a specific set of rules.
Goods and documents left behind for rooming accommodation fact sheet
There are rules for the storage and disposal of goods and documents left behind by a resident when they leave rooming accommodation such as a boarding house, hostel, or off-campus student accommodation.
Guide to RTA investigations fact sheet
The RTA investigates alleged offences that attract a penalty under the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008 (the Act).
House rules in rooming accommodation fact sheet
House rules are rules about the use, enjoyment, control or management of rooming accommodation such as a boarding house, supported accommodation service, off-campus student accommodation and other rooming style accommodation.
Lease break, abandonment and goods left behind
A lessor/agent who believes that a property is abandoned must formally end the agreement before they can take possession of the property and deal with any goods left behind by the tenant. This fact sheet contains information and a summary of how Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008 (the Act) applies but should not be relied upon as legal advice for specific cases.
Minimum housing standards fact sheet – general tenancies
Minimum housing standards came into effect for new tenancies (including renewed tenancy agreements) from 1 September 2023 and and will come into effect for all remaining tenancies from 1 September 2024. Learn about minimum housing standards and how they will apply to general tenancies.
Minimum housing standards fact sheet – rooming accommodation
Minimum housing standards came into effect for new tenancies (including renewed tenancy agreements) from 1 September 2023 and and will come into effect for all remaining tenancies from 1 September 2024. Learn about minimum housing standards and how they will apply to rooming accommodation agreements.
Moveable dwelling park closure fact sheet
There may be instances where the caravan park (moveable dwelling park) is to be closed.