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Advice
Publications
In this section of the website you will find resources such as fact sheets and tenant handbooks that will allow you to better understand the rights and responsibilities of tenants and residents.
Multimedia
'A Day at the Bench' DVD kit
(January 2008)
Fact Sheets (Residential Tenants)
Applying for a Private Rental Property
(
May 2009
)
Assignment and Subletting
(
December 2008
)
Avoiding Eviction for Rent Arrears
(
December 2008
)
Bonds
(
June 2008
)
Breaking a Lease
(
December 2008
)
Claiming Compensation
(
October 2009
)
Complaints About Landlords and Real Estate Agents
(
March 2009
)
Costs
(
February 2009
)
Defending a Compensation Claim
(
December 2008
)
Ending a Tenancy
(
March 2009
)
Enforcing a Tribunal Order
(
June 2005
)
Eviction
(
December 2008
)
Family Violence and Your Tenancy Rights
(
June 2009
)
Financial Orders Against Tenants
(
July 2007
)
Giving Your Landlord a Breach of Duty Notice
(
May 2009
)
Goods Left Behind
(
December 2008
)
Notices to Vacate
(
June 2008
)
Pets
(
June 2009
)
Privacy
(
December 2008
)
Rent Increases
(
June 2008
)
Repairs
(
June 2008
)
Shared Households
(
August 2009
)
Starting a Tenancy
(
February 2009
)
The Landlord is Selling
(
March 2009
)
The Tribunal
(
December 2008
)
Utility Charges
(
December 2008
)
When you get a Breach of Duty Notice
(
June 2009
)
When You Want to Leave
(
December 2008
)
Advice Guides (Residential Tenancies)
Step-by-Step Guide to Avoiding Eviction for Rent Arrears
(
June 2009
)
Step-by-Step Guide to Bond Recovery
(
June 2009
)
Step-by-Step Guide to Claiming Compensation
(
June 2009
)
Step-by-Step Guide to Complaints
(
June 2009
)
Step-by-Step Guide to Defending a Compensation Claim
(
June 2009
)
Step-by-Step Guide to Ending a Tenancy
(
June 2009
)
Step-by-Step Guide to Giving Your Landlord a Breach of Duty Notice
(
June 2009
)
Step-by-Step Guide to Notices to Vacate
(
April 2006
)
Step-by-Step Guide to Rent Increases
(
May 2007
)
Step-by-Step Guide to Repairs
(
April 2006
)
Step-by-Step Guide to Rights of Entry
(
April 2006
)
Step-by-Step Guide to Starting a Tenancy (part 1)
(
April 2006
)
Step-by-Step Guide to Starting a Tenancy (part 2)
(
April 2006
)
Step-by-Step Guide to the Tribunal
(
August 2007
)
Step-by-Step Guide to Utilities
(
October 2006
)
Checklists
Change of Address Checklist
(
March 2008
)
Property Inspection Checklist
(
March 2008
)
Tribunal Hearing Checklist and Locations
(
June 2006
)
Rooming House Information
Breach of Duty Notices
(
September 2006
)
Eviction
(
November 2005
)
Notice to Vacate
(
November 2005
)
Shared Rooms
(
May 2006
)
Public Housing
Applying for Public Housing
(
July 2006
)
Public Housing Repairs - a guide
(
April 2006
)
Public Housing Tenant's Handbook
(
July 2006
)
Renting for the first time
Step-by-Step Guide to Applying for Private Rental
(
November 2005
)
Other Handbooks
'A Day at the Bench' Tribunal Handbook
(
January 2008
)
Caravan Park Residents' Handbook
(
July 2006
)
Rooming House Resident's Handbook
(
October 2009
)
Tenant's Handbook
(
December 2005
)
Tenant's Rights (summary of Tenant's Handbook)
(
July 2006
)
The Victorian Green Renter's Guide
(
June 2009
)
Transitional Housing
(
June 2004
)
Shared Housing Information
Keeping the 'mates' in housemates (English)
(
November 2005
)
Keeping the 'mates' in housemates (Indonesian)
(
November 2005
)
Keeping the 'mates' in housemates (Simplified Chinese)
(
November 2005
)
Keeping the 'mates' in housemates (Traditional Chinese)
(
November 2005
)
Shared Households
(
August 2009
)
Student Housing Information
What Are My Housing Options
(
July 2006
)
Which Housing Option is Right For Me
(
July 2006
)
How Do I Find and Apply For Housing
(
July 2006
)
Property Inspection Checklist
(
July 2006
)
What do the real estate abbreviations stand for
(
August 2006
)
What Do I Need to Know Before Moving In (Private Rental and Share Houses)
(
July 2006
)
What Do I Need to Know Before Moving In (Student Hostels and Rooming Houses)
(
July 2006
)
What Do I Need to Know Before Moving Out
(
July 2006
)
Click here
to view student housing websites.
Legislation
Residential Tenancies Act 1997
The current Residential Tenancies Act (RTA) 1997 effective from 12/02/2008.
Order Forms
Publications Order Form for Organisations
(
December 2009
)
To order printed copies of our publications, click on the above link to download an order form.
Publications Order Form for Tenants
(
December 2009
)
To order printed copies of our publications, click on the above link to download an order form.
Tenant News
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to view our newsletter, Tenant News.
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