The Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 was developed to broaden Queensland’s residential tenancy laws while making sure it is viable for property owners to provide housing options.

The Bill was developed around five key areas identified by the Queensland Government as priority areas for rental reforms, including:

• installing modifications
• making personalisation changes
• balancing privacy and access
• amending the rental bond process
• addressing fees and charges.

This Bill also sought to ensure the effectiveness of the annual rent increase frequency limit, which commenced on 1 July 2023.

To progress reforms across these areas, the Bill was introduced to Queensland Parliament on 21 March 2024 and was followed by a period of public consultation and detailed consideration by the Housing, Big Build and Manufacturing Committee.

The Bill passed Parliament on 23 May 2024 and received assent on 6 June 2024. Learn more about the changes on our ongoing rental law changes webpage.

Documents relating to the Bill—including the Bill, explanatory notes and parliamentary committee submissions and reports—can be found on the Queensland Parliament website. 

You can also watch our short explainer video for more information about the Bill as well as an overview on how new rental laws are created.

Previous rental law changes

Significant rental law reforms were introduced by the Housing Legislation Amendment Act 2021 and phased in over a three-year period to allow the sector to understand and adapt to the changes, as outlined below.