Some residential rental agreements are not covered by the law, including: both tenants and landlords should take the time to read the terms of the agreement and this guide before signing the contract. We strongly advise you to proceed to the tenancy/TICA Blacklist national database review before authorizing a tenant (you can arrange it via PropertyNow). In addition to checking the blacklists, you should also check the ACCR database of court presence: auccr.com/free and can order full substantive checks of the policy on PropertyNow if you wish If the tenant rents a room in a shared house, it is very important that the agreement details the parts of the premises of the exclusive tenants and the parts of the tenants. 1. Meet them and sign a lease form that you can get from: www.tenantsact.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Standard-Tenancy-Agreement-2019.pdf 2. Complete a status report, keep one copy for yourself, and make two copies available to the customer. Whenever possible, it may be helpful to conclude this with the tenant in order to minimize disagreements about what is noted. You can get this from: www.tenantsact.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Condition-Report.pdf 3. Ask the tenant for a deposit of 4 weeks` rent. If you get it, be sure to present a receipt to the tenant and fill out a deposit form available at: www.legislation.act.gov.au/af/2013-29/current/pdf/2013-29.pdf bonds can be protected from spambots via the counter at the Access Canberra, Business and Regulation Shopfront community or by post, fax or email. To display, JavaScript must be enabled!.

You must pay the deposit within two weeks of receiving the guarantee or starting the lease, depending on the subsequent value. There is no minimum or maximum duration of the agreement in accordance with ACT legislation. With effect from December 11, 2017, an „eviction clause“ obliging the tenant to move on the day of the end of the contract can only be used in a fixed-term rental contract: A usual situation is that the tenant has exclusive ownership of a bedroom and the sharing of the kitchen, bathroom and laundry. By describing in the agreement on which parts of the property the tenant has or does not have exclusive ownership, the rights and obligations of all parties are guaranteed. Rental agreements must comply with the Housing Tenancy Act (link leaving this page) and the Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act (link leaves this page). . . .