Renting : Publications

RENTING PUBLICATIONS

Renting a home in Victoria - A guide to tenants, landlords and estate agents. Available in 14 languages. 

Consumer Affairs Victoria 

Residential Tenancy Act - Available at Information Victoria.

Renting - Statement of Rights and Duties - A guide for landlords and tenants. Contents include:

Stage 1: - Signing Up and Moving In

• The agreement.
• Deposits and charges- legal and illegal.
• The bond and the condition report.
• Guarantees.
• Rent in advance.
• Contact details.
• Who makes sure the premises are vacant and clean?
• Water meter readings.

Stage 2: - During the Tenancy

• Rent.
• Running expenses.
• Looking after the premises.
• Bringing in other people.
• Telling the authority about changes.
• Repairs.
• Entry by the landlord or agent.
• What happens when a tenancy agreement expires?

Stage 3: - Someone Wants to End the Tenancy

• If the tenant wants to leave.
• If the landlord or agent want the tenant to leave.
• What happens when notice runs out?
• Ending a tenancy agreement early.
  

Stage 4: - When the Tenant Leaves.

• The bond.
• Water meter readings.
• Belongings left behind.
• Re-letting.

HOW ARE PROBLEMS SOLVED?

1. Try to settle it.
2. Get advice and give a notice.
3. Use the tribunal.