Changes to Queensland rental laws came into effect from 6 June 2024. Learn more about the changes and what they mean for you.
Minimum housing standards came into effect for new tenancies (including renewed tenancy agreements) from 1 September 2023 and for all remaining tenancies from 1 September 2024.
These forms were produced by the RTA to help providers and residents meet their obligations under the Act. In most instances, the Act specifies where an approved form must be used. The RTA strongly advises that, where possible, the approved form be used. However, if you cannot obtain a copy of a form when an approved form is needed, the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 allows for a person to use their own forms provided they are substantially the same as the approved form.
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A resident completes the Notice ending residency interest (domestic and family violence) when they believe they can no longer safely occupy the premises due to domestic and family violence and wish to end their interest in their current residency and vacate the premises.
The Domestic and family violence report which must be completed and signed by an authorised professional can be provided as a type of relevant evidence to support that a tenant/resident is/has been experiencing domestic and family violence.
The Condition report (Form R1) is used to record the condition of the resident's room at the start of the rooming accommodation agreement.
The Bond lodgement is used when lodging either a full or part-payment of rental bond money (for Queensland tenancies) with the Residential Tenancies Authority (RTA).
The Change of rental property (Form 3) transfers bond money from one property to another and only allows transfers where the lessor, agent or manager/provider remains the same.
The Refund of rental bond (Form 4) is used to request a rental bond refund from the Residential Tenancies Authority (RTA). This form should be completed when the tenancy agreement has ended.
Tenants/residents and managing parties can use this form to request a rental bond refund for their bond contribution or a tenant/resident’s bond contribution once a tenant/resident’s interest in a tenancy/residency has ended on the grounds of experiencing domestic and family violence.
The Continuing interest notice has been developed to support property managers/owners, agents or managers/providers to fulfil their obligations under the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008.
The Change of property manager/owner (Form 5) is used to notify the RTA there has been a change of lessor, agent or manager/provider in an ongoing tenancy. It must be completed and signed by the previous and new lessor, agent or manager/provider.
The Change of bond contributors (Form 6) is used when there is a change of bond ownership in an ongoing tenancy.
The Signature record (Form 8) is used to register with the RTA all names and signatures of people authorised to sign RTA forms.
The Entry notice (Form R9) is given to residents when the agent or manager/provider wants to gain entry to their room on a particular date.
The Notice to remedy breach (Form R11) is used during a rooming accommodation tenancy to let the other person know there is a problem which must be fixed within a specific timeframe.
The Notice to leave (Form R12) is given to the rooming accommodation resident/s when the agent or manager/provider wants them to leave by a certain date.
Notice of intention to leave form (Form R13) is given to the agent or manager/provider when the resident/s want to end the accommodation agreement and leave by a certain date.
The Abandonment termination notice (Form 15) is used when the lessor/agent is terminating the agreement because they believe on reasonable grounds that the premises has been abandoned.
The purpose of the Dispute resolution request (Form 16) is to advise the RTA that there is a dispute and to request assistance in resolving the dispute.
A Rooming accommodation agreement (Form R18) is the agreement between the resident and the provider/agent which sets out the terms that apply to the resident's stay in the accommodation.
The Notice to vacate from mortgagee to resident (Form R19) is used to inform the rooming accommodation resident/s that the mortgagee (or appointed person) will be taking possession of the premises and ending the rooming accommodation agreement.
Tenants must use this form to request approval from the property owner to keep a pet or animal in their rental property.
Tenants should complete a separate form for each pet. Property owner’s approval is not required to keep a working dog at the property.
A lessor/agent can use this letter template to respond to a tenant's request to keep a pet, and to ensure their response contains the required information and is compliant with legislative requirements.
Use this form to register your bank account details with the RTA if these have not already been provided on a Refund of rental bond (Form 4), which needs to be completed and submitted to the RTA to commence the refund process.
If you are dissatisfied with your experience with the RTA, you can use this form to submit a complaint and we will investigate it.
You can use this form to submit a compliment about an RTA staff member or make suggestions on how we can improve our services.
The purpose of this template is for customers to authorise a third-party to act on your behalf when dealing with the RTA. A separate form is required for each person/organisation you wish to authorise.
Use this form to request a Residential Tenancies Authority (RTA) investigation of an alleged offence committed under Queensland rental laws.
