This rental application form is intended for use by all prospective residents and providers for rooming accommodation. For more information about your rights and responsibilities, please read our Application process webpage.

Important Information

1. Application form: Providers are required to use a standardised rental application form for rooming accommodation. This form ensures compliance with the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008 (the Act) and the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation 2025. 
   
   An application form must comply with the standardised form prescribed under the Act and regulations. Failure to comply is an offence under the legislation, with a maximum penalty of 20 penalty units.
2. Ways to submit applications: A provider must provide at least 2 different ways for a prospective resident to submit their applications. One of the ways must not be restrictive. Restrictive ways refer to:
   • where a prospective resident is required to provide their personal information through an online platform to someone who is not the provider or a real estate agent, but who is collecting the information on behalf of the provider, and
   • a method that incurs a cost to the prospective resident such as an application fee or the cost to conduct a background check. Failure to comply is an offence under the legislation, with a maximum penalty of 20 penalty units.
3. Request for information from a prospective resident: When a provider requests personal information, they are only permitted to ask for specific details, including proof of identity, financial ability to pay rent, and references. They are not allowed to request information such as details about legal actions taken by the prospective resident, including disputes or matters considered by the tribunal, history of rental bond claims, breach notices given by the prospective resident, and statements of credit accounts or bank accounts detailing transactions. This restriction is not extended to any third party. It is an offence for a provider to ask questions other than those prescribed under the legislation.
4. Verifying identity: When proving identity, a prospective resident can either present the original documents or provide a copy. The provider is not allowed to keep a copy of the original documents unless consent is given. The maximum penalty for keeping a copy of the original identity document without a prospective resident’s consent is 20 penalty units.

Discrimination in accommodation

The Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 makes discrimination in accommodation against the law. If a prospective resident believes they are being discriminated against, they should contact the Queensland Human Rights Commission.

The Commission handles complaints of discrimination, including those based on race, gender, age, disability, relationship status, sexuality, and other protected attributes under the Queensland Anti-Discrimination Act 1991. The Commission can provide guidance on how to file a complaint and assist in resolving issues related to discrimination