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Rental law changes

1. Rent increase changes - Legislation to limit rent increase frequency to once every 12 months came into effect on 1 July 2023. Learn more.   

2. Minimum housing standards came into effect for new tenancies (including renewed tenancy agreements) from 1 September 2023. They will come into effect for all remaining tenancies on 1 September 2024. Learn more.

The Talking Tenancies podcast is brought to you by the Residential Tenancies Authority (RTA) and explores everything you need to know about renting in Queensland. We are a state government statutory body that helps make renting work for everyone, providing tenancy information and support, bond management, dispute resolution, compliance and enforcement, and education services.

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Listeners who may be hard of hearing can request a transcript of any Talking Tenancies episode by emailing media@rta.qld.gov.au.

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Talking Tenancies Jill Davidson
9 May 2022

Nuisance neighbours

In this episode, we aim to give you some tips on how to live in harmony with your neighbours and what you can do when it all gets a bit too much to handle. Our RTA expert in this episode is Jill Davidson.
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Talking Tenancies Lynn Smith
26 Apr 2022

Rooming accommodation

In this episode of Talking Tenancies, the RTA's Lynn Smith helps us to understand the differences between the rules covering rooming accommodation such as boarding houses, hostels, and off-campus student accommodation in Queensland.