On 1 May 2025, rental law changes commenced under the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 (the Act).
Summary of rental law changes commencing 1 May 2025:
- new rental application form (Form 22/R22) – an application form that complies with the RTA Form 22/R22 must be used for all rental applications and applicants must be provided with at least 2 different ways to submit an application. One way must not be a ‘restrictive way’
- entry frequency after a notice to leave/notice of intention to leave (Form 12/Form R12) – once a property manager/owner issues a Notice to leave (Form 12) or if a tenant gives a Notice of intention to leave (Form 13), the property manager/owner cannot enter the property more than twice in a seven-day period while the notice is in effect. Exceptions apply.
- entry notice period – the minimum entry notice period will increase from 24 hours to 48 hours for general tenancies. For rooming accommodation agreements, 24 hours notice is required to clean a room, and 48 hours for any other entry reason. Exceptions apply.
- disclosure of benefits – any financial benefits received by property managers/owners through rent payment methods offered to tenants must be disclosed and tenants must be made aware of any costs involved in paying rent
- new form for tenants to request fixtures and structural changes (Form 23) – property managers/owners will have 28 days to respond to the request
- changes to the collection and storage of personal information – new limits are placed on the personal information that property managers/owners can collect
- offences and penalty provisions – new offences are being introduced under the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008.
For more information visit the RTA’s Ongoing rental law changes webpage for more information about all rental law changes.
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Form updates:
The following forms have been created or updated, please ensure you download and use these latest versions.
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