New Queensland Tenancy Laws

Changes to some of the rules for renting houses, units, townhouses, caravans and other moveable dwellings will start on 1 July 2009.

Key Changes

There are four major areas the changes can affect:

• before tenancy
• tenancy agreements
• rent and rent increases
• entry to the property
  

There will be new challenges for property managers and most definitely if you are a manager/landlord. The details are out now and your property manager should be getting training as to what to do and what not to do.

Changes include:

• Rental properties must be advertised at a fixed price
• Deposits from prospective tenants
• New tenancy agreement forms
• Changes in notice periods
• Disputing significant changes between agreements
• New requirements if rent is to be paid in a way not listed in the Act (e.g. rent card)
• Rent increases limited
• Change to notice period for rent increases
• Entry during a 2 hour period
• Entry times
• Privacy for tenants
• New grounds for entry

For a detailed summary of the changes clients can download this FREE summay (pdf format):

FREE Fact Sheet ==> New Queensland Tenancy Laws