New Rental Application Laws in QLD – What You Need to Know (2025 Update)
New laws in Queensland apply from May 2025. If you're advertising a rental property in QLD through Cubbi, here's what you need to know to stay compliant.
Due to the RTA delaying the final application requirements these changes are still being updated in Cubbi. Cubbi has communicated this to the RTA.
💰 No more rent offers
- You can no longer accept offers above the advertised rent.
- Renters are not allowed to offer more either.
- Cubbi’s application form will no longer allow an applicant to enter a rent offer amount.
📝 Renters Must Have an Alternative Way to Apply
- By law, renters must have a way to apply that’s not only online.
- Cubbi provides this alternative. Here's how:
What We’re doing..
On every QLD listing in Cubbi, renters will now see instructions on how to apply.
If they can’t apply online, they’re prompted to message the you request a printable application form.
You can give them this link to the QLD printable application form:
https://www.rta.qld.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-03/Form-22-Rental-application.pdf
- We are also updating our email auto-replies to reflect this.
🏡 Previous Address Cannot Be Required (If Not a Rental)
- Applications must not require renters to enter a rental history if their last address was not a rental.
- Cubbi treats this field as optional for compliance.
👩🦳 You Can’t Ask for the Age of Occupants (if they’re not going to be renters on the lease)
- You can ask how many people (including children) will live at the property.
- You can also ask if they are under or over 18 years old.
- But you can’t ask for their exact age or date of birth if they’re not going to be a renter named on the lease.
- Cubbi will update the application form to follow this rule.
Whether Cubbi is handling the screening or you're doing it yourself, this is part of the new rental laws in QLD. It means you may not get the full picture of who’s moving in — for example, you won’t know if an adult occupant is a student, an older member of their family, or someone else you'd normally want to assess more closely.
If that raises concerns, Cubbi recommends meeting all occupants in person at the property. This can help you feel confident about the household before approving the application.
If you need more information about an adult occupant, another option is to ask them to apply as a renter. Once they’re added as a Renter in the household section of the application, we’re allowed to collect their date of birth and run all the usual checks.
🗑️ Automatic Deletion of Unapproved Applications
- Any application that is not approved will be permanently deleted after 90 days.
- This protects renter privacy and aligns with QLD law.