rental law
13 articles tagged “rental law”.
NT Rental Law Changes 2024: What Darwin Property Managers Need to Know and Do Now
A property manager's guide to Northern Territory residential tenancy reforms. Covers the 2024 changes from the Residential Tenancies Legislation Amendment Act 2023: 60-day termination notices, rent bidding ban, no advertising fees, DFV protections, and break lease fee structure.
ReadTasmania Rental Law Changes 2025–2026: What Property Managers Need to Know
A property manager's guide to Tasmania's residential tenancy reforms. Covers the Pets Act 2025 (March 2026 commencement), the pet request and TASCAT refusal process, rent increase rules, bond lodgement obligations under MyBond, and the Modernising the Act consultation launched April 2026.
ReadACT Rental Law Changes 2023–2025: What Canberra Property Managers Need to Know and Do Now
A property manager's guide to the ACT's recent residential tenancy reforms. Covers the no-cause eviction ban and rent bidding prohibition (April 2023), new standard tenancy terms and rent increase restrictions (December 2024), unit title rental certificates (January 2025), and break lease fee rules.
ReadSA Rental Law Changes 2023–2026: What Property Managers Need to Know and Do Now
A property manager's guide to South Australia's staged rental reforms under the Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2023. Covers the rent bidding ban (September 2023), no-grounds evictions abolished (July 2024), new 60–90 day notice periods, formal pet rights, minimum standards, and mandatory Form A1 (January 2026).
ReadWA Rental Law Changes 2024–2026: What Property Managers Need to Know and Do Now
A property manager's guide to Western Australia's staged rental reforms under the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2024. Covers the rent bidding ban (May 2024), rent increase frequency limits and pet rights (July 2024), and the new Commissioner determination bond dispute process (March 2026).
ReadVictorian Rental Law Changes 2025: What Property Managers Need to Know and Do Now
A property manager's guide to Victoria's rental reforms under the Consumer and Planning Legislation Amendment (Housing Statement Reform) Act 2025. Covers the no-fault eviction ban, 90-day notice periods, minimum standards before advertising, annual smoke alarm checks, and application form changes.
ReadQueensland Rental Law Changes 2024–2026: What Property Managers Need to Know and Do Now
A property manager's guide to Queensland's staged rental law reforms under the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024. Covers the 48-hour entry notice change, standardised tenancy application form, minimum housing standards, bond evidence obligations, entry frequency limits, and condition report implications.
ReadNT Rental Property Standards: What the Residential Tenancies Act 1999 Actually Requires (2026)
Northern Territory rental properties have no prescriptive minimum standards list — but landlord obligations under sections 47–49 of the Residential Tenancies Act 1999 (NT), combined with smoke alarm and security requirements, add up to significant compliance responsibilities. Written for Darwin and Territory property managers.
ReadTasmania Minimum Standards for Rental Properties: Property Manager's Compliance Checklist (2026)
Complete guide to Tasmania's rental property minimum standards under Part 3B of the Residential Tenancy Act 1997. Covers all 7 standards, the fixed heater requirement, ventilation rules, exemptions, enforcement by the Residential Tenancy Commissioner, and how to document compliance.
ReadACT Rental Property Minimum Standards: Complete Compliance Guide for Canberra Property Managers (2026)
Complete guide to ACT rental property standards under the Residential Tenancies Act 1997. Covers the 30 November 2026 ceiling insulation deadline (the ACT's one prescribed minimum housing standard), AS 3786 smoke alarm requirements, the general repair obligation, and how condition reports prove compliance.
ReadNSW Minimum Standards for Rental Properties: The Property Manager's Compliance Checklist (2026)
Complete guide to NSW rental minimum standards under Section 52(1A) of the Residential Tenancies Act 2010. Covers all seven standards, what structurally sound means, smoke alarm requirements, NCAT enforcement, and how to document compliance.
ReadVIC Rental Minimum Standards Checklist: What Property Managers Must Verify Before Advertising (2026)
Complete checklist for Victorian rental minimum standards under the Residential Tenancies Act 1997. Covers the November 2025 reforms requiring properties to meet minimum standards before advertising, what the standards are, and how condition reports prove compliance.
ReadNSW Rental Law Changes 2025-2026: What Property Managers Need to Know and Do Now
Complete guide to NSW rental law changes affecting property managers in 2025-2026. Covers the end of no-grounds evictions from 19 May 2025, the new pet approval rules, fee-free rent payment, the mandatory end-of-tenancy bond survey from 1 July 2025, Centrepay from 2 March 2026, and how these changes impact condition reports and bond processes.
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