New residential tenancy laws: COVID-19

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Last Updated: 3pm, Wednesday 15 April 2020

As the Australian Government provides direction during the COVID-19 crisis, States and Territories will implement laws slightly different to each other so check the below links to read more about the following topics that may change during this emergency period:

  • Tenant Evictions
  • Break Lease caps due to Hardship
  • Banning Open For Inspections (not private one-on-one inspections)
  • Limiting inspections (eg Routine Inspections)

VICTORIA

Consumer Affairs Victoria

Tenants Victoria

NEW SOUTH WALES

NSW Fair Trading

Tenants Union

QUEENSLAND

New COVID-19: Residential Rental Hub

RTA Queensland

Property industry FAQs (speaking to real estate agents)

NORTHERN TERRITORY

NT Gov

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Consumer Protection WA (scroll down to Tenancy)

Tenancy WA

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

SA Gov

TASMANIA

TAS Gov

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Access Canberra

Residential tenants (Fact Sheet)

Residential landlords (Fact Sheet)

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