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7 Feb 2025
Flooding in north Queensland – RTA ready to support rental sector
RTA resources to help tenants and property managers/owners affected by a weather events and natural disasters.
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17 Dec 2024
RTA refreshes stakeholder engagement arrangements for 2025
Stakeholders are invited to participate in new working groups from February 2025 that will increase collaboration and help improve customer services.
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16 Dec 2024
Advertising rent increases
When a property is advertised for rent, the rent amount must be stated in the advertisement for the property at a fixed price.
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28 Oct 2024
$4.7m in forgotten bonds returned to Queensland's renting community
More than 4,000 Queenslanders have been reunited with $4.7 million in outstanding rental bond payments following an RTA customer email campaign.
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30 Sep 2024
Gold Coast property owner fined for failing to lodge bond
Property owner unfamiliar with tenancy laws fined for not meeting obligations.
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30 Sep 2024
New Queensland rental laws in effect from 30 September 2024 and updated RTA forms
On 30 September 2024, proclamation part one rental law reforms commenced for Queensland tenancies.
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27 Sep 2024
RTA Annual Report 2023–24 published
Read about the RTA's achievements and performance against its strategic objectives over the last financial year.
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19 Sep 2024
Electrical Safety Fortnight: staying safe in a rental property
To mark Electrical Safety Fortnight (2-14 September), the RTA is sharing resources to help tenants, residents, property managers and owners stay safe.
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13 Sep 2024
New investigation request form
Our new form makes it easier to submit a request to the RTA to investigate an alleged offence under Queensland's rental laws.
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11 Sep 2024
RTA releases Stakeholder Engagement Framework and invites sector feedback
The framework sets out how the RTA will engage the rental sector to help us improve services for our customers.
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1 Sep 2024
Minimum housing standards and updated RTA resources and forms
Minimum housing standards came into effect for all remaining tenancies from 1 September 2024 and we’ve updated some of our forms and factsheets.
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20 Aug 2024
Changes to QCAT bond disputes
Following rental law changes on 6 June 2024, the RTA was able to process 230 dismissed bonds, returning $181,000 in refund payments to Queenslanders.