- Residential Tenancies Act 2010 No 42
- Status information
- Long title
- Part 1 Preliminary
- Division 1 General
- Division 2 Application of Act
- 6 Act applies to existing and future residential tenancy agreements
- 7 Premises to which Act does not apply
- 8 Agreements to which Act does not apply
- 8A Application of Act to premises
- 9 Employee and caretaker arrangements
- 10 Application of Act to occupants in shared households
- 11 Declaration by Tribunal
- 12 Exemptions from operation of Act
- Part 2 Residential tenancy agreements
- Division 1 General provisions relating to agreements
- 13 Agreements that are residential tenancy agreements
- 14 Landlord’s obligation to ensure written residential tenancy agreement
- 15 Standard residential tenancy agreements
- 16 Written residential tenancy agreements—Tribunal orders
- 17 Certain unexecuted residential tenancy agreements enforceable
- 18 Fixed term agreements to continue as periodic agreements after end of fixed term
- Division 2 Terms of residential tenancy agreements
- Part 3 Rights and obligations of landlords and tenants
- Division 1 Pre-agreement matters
- 23 Limit on amounts payable by tenant before agreement
- 24 Holding fees
- 25 Disputes about holding fees
- 26 Disclosure of information to tenants generally
- 27 Names and addresses to be provided
- 28 Tenant entitled to copy of residential tenancy agreement
- 29 Condition reports
- 30 Condition report evidence of condition of premises
- 31 Remedies for disputes about condition reports
- Division 2 Rent and other payments
- 32 Kinds of payments that tenant may be required to pay for residential tenancy agreement
- 33 Payment of rent by tenant
- 34 Acceptance of rent by landlord
- 35 Manner of payment of rent
- 36 Rent receipts
- 37 Rent records
- 38 Utility charges payable by tenant
- 39 Water usage charges payable by tenant
- 40 Payment of rates, taxes and certain utility charges by landlord
- 41 Rent increases
- 42 Rent increases under fixed term agreements
- 43 Rent reductions
- 44 Tenant’s remedies for excessive rent
- 45 Remedies for reduction of rent on frustration of residential tenancy agreement
- 46 Contraventions of rent order
- 47 Tenant’s remedies for repayment of rent and excess charges
- 48 Landlord may recover certain rent expenses
- Division 3 Occupation and use of residential premises
- Division 4 Landlord’s rights to enter residential premises
- 55 Access generally by landlord to residential premises without consent
- 56 Entry with tenant’s consent
- 57 Limits on entry by landlord or others without consent
- 58 Duty of tenant to give access to residential premises
- 59 Landlord must only enter premises in accordance with Division
- 60 Landlord’s remedies relating to access to premises
- 61 Tenant’s remedies relating to access to premises
- Division 5 Repairs to premises
- Division 6 Alterations and additions to residential premises
- Division 7 Security and safety of residential premises
- Part 4 Changes of tenant and landlord
- Part 5 Termination of residential tenancy agreements
- Division 1 Termination of residential tenancy agreements generally
- Division 2 Termination by landlord
- 84 End of residential tenancy agreement at end of fixed term tenancy
- 85 Termination of periodic agreement
- 86 Sale of premises
- 87 Breach of agreement
- 88 Termination notices for non-payment of rent
- 89 Repayment of rent owing following issue of non-payment termination notice
- 90 Serious damage or injury by tenant or other occupant
- 91 Use of premises for illegal purposes
- 92 Tribunal may terminate residential tenancy agreement for threat, abuse, intimidation or harassment
- 93 Hardship to landlord
- 94 Termination of long term tenancies
- 95 Occupants remaining in residential premises
- Division 3 Termination by tenant
- 96 End of fixed term agreement
- 97 Termination of periodic agreement by tenant
- 98 Breach of agreement—termination notice by tenant
- 99 Rent increases during long-term fixed term leases—termination notice by tenant
- 100 Early termination without compensation to landlord
- 101 Termination by co-tenant of own tenancy
- 102 Termination of agreement or co-tenancies by Tribunal
- 103 Breach of agreement—termination by Tribunal
- 104 Hardship to tenant—fixed term agreements
- 105 Termination by Tribunal on landlord’s application after termination notice given by tenant
- Division 3A Termination by tenant—circumstances of domestic violence
- 105A Definitions
- 105B Right of early termination
- 105C Domestic violence termination notice
- 105D Effect of giving domestic violence termination notice
- 105E Orders of Tribunal
- 105F Contents of declaration by competent person not reviewable
- 105G Right to terminate in addition to other rights
- 105H False and misleading information
- 105I Review of this Division and other provisions
- Division 4 Abandonment of residential premises
- Division 5 Termination by events
- Division 6 Miscellaneous
- 110 Tenant may vacate at any time before termination date specified by landlord
- 111 Disputes about termination
- 112 Withdrawal of termination notices
- 113 Defects in termination notices
- 114 Suspension of possession orders
- 115 Retaliatory evictions
- 116 Accrual of rent on termination
- 117 Acceptance of rent after termination notice
- 118 Other notices
- Part 6 Recovery of possession of premises
- Division 1 Recovery of possession
- 119 Prohibition on certain recovery proceedings in courts
- 120 Repossession of residential premises—offences
- 121 Enforcement of orders for possession
- 122 Mortgagee repossessions of rented properties
- 123 Liability of tenant remaining in possession after termination
- 124 Notice of proposed recovery of premises by person with superior title
- 125 Order for tenancy against person with superior title
- Division 2 Goods left on residential premises
- 126 Application and interpretation
- 127 Disposal notices
- 128 Perishable goods
- 129 Storage of goods
- 130 Disposal of non-perishable goods (other than personal documents)
- 131 Disposal of personal documents
- 132 Collection of goods by former tenants or persons entitled to goods
- 133 Landlord may seek Tribunal direction
- 134 Orders by Tribunal relating to goods
- 135 Effect of disposal of goods
- Part 7 Social housing tenancy agreements
- Division 1 Preliminary
- Division 2 Acceptable behaviour agreements
- Division 3 Water usage charges, rent and other payments
- Division 4 Fixed term agreements
- Division 5 Termination of social housing tenancy agreements
- Subdivision 1 Eligibility ground
- 143 Termination notice may be given on ground that tenant not eligible for social housing
- 144 Eligibility assessments of social housing tenants
- 145 Review of decision to give notice on ground that tenant not eligible for social housing
- 146 Time periods to be observed in giving termination notice on ground that tenant not eligible for social housing
- 147 Termination by Tribunal on eligibility ground
- Subdivision 2 Alternative premises ground
- 148 Termination notice may be given on ground that tenant offered alternative social housing premises
- 149 Review of decision to give termination notice on ground that tenant offered alternative social housing premises
- 150 Time periods to be observed in giving termination notice on ground that tenant offered alternative social housing premises
- 151 Termination by Tribunal on alternative premises ground
- 152 (Repealed)
- Subdivision 3 Behaviour ground
- Subdivision 4 Breach of agreement
- 154A Termination notice for non-payment of amount payable on variation or cancellation of rent rebate
- 154B Tribunal must have regard to breaches of prior social housing tenancy agreements and to series of breaches
- 154C Scheme for recording strikes against tenant for breaches
- 154D Tribunal required to make termination order in certain circumstances
- 154E Exercise of discretion to make termination order
- 154F Neighbourhood impact statement
- Subdivision 5 Miscellaneous
- Division 6 Exemption
- Division 7 Evidentiary certificates
- Division 8 Rental bonds
- Part 8 Rental bonds
- Division 1 Preliminary
- Division 2 Payment and deposit of rental bonds
- Division 3 Release of rental bonds
- 163 Claims for rental bonds
- 164 Claim notice to be given to other party
- 165 Notice to tenants of claims against tenants
- 166 Matters that may be subject of rental bond claim
- 167 Payment where no dispute
- 168 Disputed rental bond claims
- 169 Appeals may be made despite payment
- 170 Payment to other persons
- 171 Payment to Secretary of the Department of Family and Community Services
- 172 Secretary not required to pay excess amount
- 173 Payment of interest by Secretary on rental bond amounts
- 174 Repayment of bond to former co-tenant
- 175 Powers of Tribunal
- 176 Proof of deposit of bond
- Division 4 Rental Bond Board
- Division 5 Functions of Board relating to residential accommodation
- Division 6 Financial matters
- Division 7 Roll-over of existing rental bond
- Part 9 Powers of Tribunal
- Part 10 Enforcement
- Part 11 Residential tenancy databases
- Division 1 Preliminary
- Division 2 Tenancy database information
- 211 Notice of database and listing
- 212 Listing can be made only for particular breaches by particular persons
- 213 Further restriction on listing
- 213A Further restriction on listing—domestic violence
- 214 Ensuring quality of listing—landlord’s and agent’s obligation
- 215 Ensuring quality of listing—database operator’s obligation
- 216 Provision of copies of listed personal information
- 217 Disputes about listings
- 218 Limit on period of listing
- Part 12 Miscellaneous
- Schedule 1 Membership and procedure of Rental Bond Board
- Schedule 2 Savings, transitional and other provisions
- Schedule 3 (Repealed)
- Historical notes
Residential Tenancies Act 2010 No 42
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version for 1 July 2019 to date (accessed 24 July 2019 at 15:17)
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Historical Notes
Does not include amendments by:
Property, Stock and Business Agents Amendment (Property Industry Reform) Act 2018 No 5 (not commenced)
Residential Tenancies Amendment (Review) Act 2018 No 58, Sch 1 [1] (other than to the extent that it inserts the definition of domestic violence offence), [2]–[10], [12]–[29], [31], [32], [34]–[36], [39] and [40] (not commenced)
Fair Trading Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous) Act 2018 No 79, Sch 3 (not commenced — to commence on 1.7.2020 or earlier by proclamation)
Property, Stock and Business Agents Amendment (Property Industry Reform) Act 2018 No 5 (not commenced)
Residential Tenancies Amendment (Review) Act 2018 No 58, Sch 1 [1] (other than to the extent that it inserts the definition of domestic violence offence), [2]–[10], [12]–[29], [31], [32], [34]–[36], [39] and [40] (not commenced)
Fair Trading Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous) Act 2018 No 79, Sch 3 (not commenced — to commence on 1.7.2020 or earlier by proclamation)
Responsible Minister
Minister for Better Regulation and Innovation, except part; Part 7, jointly the Minister for Water, Property and Housing, the Minister for Better Regulation and Innovation and the Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services
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