| Term |
Definition |
| Bond / rental bond |
A security deposit paid at the start of a tenancy |
| Conciliation |
Resolution, compromise, settlement |
| Co-tenancy / co-tenancies |
All tenants are named on the tenancy agreement |
| Emergency repair |
Serious problem needing urgent repair |
| Fair wear and tear |
Normal wear in a property |
| Fixed agreement |
Tenancy agreement with a fixed start and end date |
| Fixtures |
Things attached or installed in the property, e.g. picture hooks |
| Inclusions |
Things included for use, e.g. dishwasher |
| Lessor |
A landlord or property owner |
| Mortgagee in possession |
Mortgage company or bank takes over a property |
| Moveable dwelling |
Caravan, manufactured home, or site |
| Notice to remedy breach |
Written document asking a person to fix a problem |
| Parties to the agreement / parties |
Everyone included in the agreement e.g. tenant and manager |
| Periodic agreement |
Tenancy agreement that extends indefinitely |
| Provider |
Person providing rooming accommodation |
| Queensland Civil and Administrative tribunal (QCAT) |
Law court which decides on residential tenancy matters |
| Remedy breach |
Fix a problem |
| Rent auctions / rent bidding |
Bidding for how much rent a tenant will pay |
| Resident |
Person living in rooming accommodation |
| Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008 |
The law for renting residential accommodation in QLD |
| Rooming accommodation |
Boarding house, hostel, student accommodation |
| Routine repair |
Non-serious problem which can be fixed routinely |
| Share home / share house |
2 or more tenants share the house and costs |
| State of repair / fit state |
Well maintained |
| Sub-letting |
One tenant sub-lets to another |
| Tenancy agreement |
Rental agreement, lease, contract |
| The Act |
Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008 |
| The Tribunal |
Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) |
| Unliveable / non-liveable |
Cannot be lived in |
| Vacant possession |
Tenant must be out of the property |
| Warrant of possession |
Court order to have control of the premises |
| WELS rating |
Water efficiency labelling scheme |
| Without grounds |
Having no reason for doing something |