Residential rental agreement

no more than 5 years

Residential Tenancies Act 1997 Section 26(1)
Residential Tenancies Regulations 2021 Regulation 10(1)
 This is your residential rental agreement. It is a binding contract under the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 (the
Act).
 Parts A, B, C and E are the terms of your agreement. Part D is a summary of your rights and obligations.
 Do not sign this agreement if there is anything in it that you do not understand.
 Please refer to Renters Guide for details about your rights and responsibility.
 For further information, visit the renting section of the Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV) website at
www.consumer.vic.gov.au/renting or call 1300 558 181.

Part A – Basic terms

This agreement is between the residential rental provider (rental provider) and the renter(s) listed on this form.

1 Date of agreement
This is the date the agreement is signed.

If the agreement is signed by the parties on different days, the date of the agreement is the date the last person signs
the agreement.

2 Premises let by the rental provider

Address of premises

Postcode

3 Rental provider details

Full name(s) or
Company name

ACN (if applicable)

(Please fill out details below where no agent is acting for the rental provider)
Address Postcode
Phone number

Email address

Rental provider’s agent’s details (if applicable)

Full name

Address Postcode

Phone number

ACN (if applicable)

Email address
Note: The rental provider must notify the renter within 7 days if any of this information changes.

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4 Renter details
Each renter that is a party to the agreement must provide their details here.
Full name of renter 1

Current address Postcode

Phone number

Email address

Full name of renter 2

Current address Postcode

Phone number

Email address

Full name of renter 3

Current address Postcode

Phone number
\

Email address

Full name of renter 4

Current address Postcode

Phone number

Email address

Note: If there are more than four renters, include details on an extra page.

5 Length of the agreement

Fixed term agreement Start date (this is the date the agreement starts and you
may move in)
z

End date

Periodic agreement (monthly) Start date

Note: A periodic (e.g. month by month) rental agreement will be formed at the end of the fixed term agreement if the
renter and rental provider do not sign a new fixed term agreement and the renter stays in the property.

6 Rent
Rent amount ($)
(payable in advance)
To be paid per week fortnight calendar month

Day rent is to be paid (e.g. each Thursday or the 11th of each month)

Date first rent payment due

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7 Bond
 The renter has been asked to pay the bond specified below.
 The maximum bond is 1 months’ rent (unless the rent is more than $900 per week). In some cases, the rental
provider may ask the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) to increase this limit.
 The rental provider or their agent must lodge the bond with the Residential Tenancies Bond Authority (RTBA)
within 10 business days after receiving payment. The RTBA will send the renter a receipt for the bond.
 If the renter does not receive a receipt within 15 business days of paying the bond, they can email the RTBA
at rtba@justice.vic.gov.au, or call the RTBA at 1300 13 71 64.

Bond amount ($)

Date bond payment due

Part B – Standard terms

8 Rental provider’s preferred method of rent payment
 The rental provider must permit a fee-free method (other than the renter’s own bank fees) payment and must
allow the renter to use Centrepay or another form of electronic funds transfer.
 The renter is entitled to receive a receipt from the rental provider confirming payment of rent.
(Rental provider to tick available methods of rent payment)
direct debit bank deposit cash cheque or money order BPAY
other electronic form of payment, including Centrepay

Payment details (if applicable)

9 Service of notices and other documents by electronic methods

 Electronic service of documents must be in accordance with the requirements of the Electronic
Transactions (Victoria) Act 2000.
 Just because someone responds to an email or other electronic communications, does not mean they have
consented to the service of notices and other documents by electronic methods.
 The renter and rental provider must notify the other party in writing if they no longer wish to receive notices or
other documents by electronic methods.
 The renter and the rental provider must immediately notify the other party in writing if their contact details
change.

9.1 Does the rental provider agree to the service of notices and other documents by electronic methods,
such as email?
The rental provider must complete this section before giving the agreement to the renter.
(Rental provider to tick as appropriate)
Yes - insert email address, mobile phone
number or other electronic contact details
No

9.2 Does the renter agree to the service of notices and other documents by electronic methods, such as
email?
(Renter to tick as appropriate)
Renter 1 Yes - insert email address, mobile phone
number or other electronic contact details
No

Renter 2 Yes - insert email address, mobile phone

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 number or other electronic contact details
No

Renter 3 Yes - insert email address, mobile phone

number or other electronic contact details
No

Renter 4 Yes - insert email address, mobile phone

number or other electronic contact details
No
Note: If there are more than four renters, include details on an extra page.

10 Urgent repairs
 The rental provider must ensure that the rental property is provided and maintained in good repair.
 If there is a need for an urgent repair, the renter should notify the rental provider in writing.
 For further information on seeking repairs, see Part D below.

Details of person the renter should contact for an urgent repair (rental provider to insert details).
Emergency contact name

Emergency phone number

Emergency email address

11 Professional cleaning
The rental provider must not require the renter to arrange professional cleaning or cleaning to a professional standard
at the end of the tenancy, unless:
 Professional cleaning or cleaning to a professional standard was carried out to the rented premises
immediately before the start of the tenancy and the renter was advised that professional cleaning or cleaning
to a professional standard had been carried out to those premises immediately before the start of the
tenancy; or
 Professional cleaning or cleaning to a professional standard is required to restore the rented premises to the
same condition they were in immediately before the start of the tenancy, having regard to the condition report
and taking into account fair wear and tear.
The renter must have all or part of the rented premises professionally cleaned or pay the cost of having all or part of
the rented premises professionally cleaned, if professional cleaning becomes required to restore the premises to the
condition they were in immediately before the start of the tenancy, having regard to the condition report and taking
into account fair wear and tear.

12 Owners corporation (formerly body corporate)

Do owners corporation rules apply to the premises? (Rental provider to tick as appropriate)
No Yes If yes, the rental provider must attach a copy of the rules to this agreement.

13 Condition report
The renter must be given two copies of the condition report (or one emailed copy) on or before the date the renter
moves into the rented premises.
(Rental provider to tick as appropriate)

The condition report has been provided

The condition report will be provided to the renter on or before the date the agreement starts

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Part C – Safety-related activities

14 Electrical safety activities

 The rental provider must ensure an electrical safety check is conducted every two years by a licensed or registered
electrician of all electrical installations, appliances and fittings provided by a rental provider in the rented premises,
and must provide the renter with the date of the most recent safety check, in writing, on request of the renter.
 If an electrical safety check of the rented premises has not been conducted within the last two years at the time the
renter occupies the premises, the rental provider must arrange an electrical safety check as soon as practicable.

15 Gas safety activities

This safety-related activity only applies if the rented premises contains any appliances, fixtures or fittings which use or
supply gas.
(a) The rental provider must ensure a gas safety check is conducted every two years by a licensed or registered
gasfitter of all gas installations and fittings in the rented premises and must provide the renter with the date of
the most recent safety check, in writing, on request of the renter.
(b) If a gas safety check has not been conducted within the last two years at the time the renter occupies the
premises, the rental provider must arrange a gas safety check as soon as practicable.

16 Smoke alarm safety activities

(a) The rental provider must ensure that:
(i) any smoke alarm is correctly installed and in working condition; and
(ii) any smoke alarm is tested according to the manufacturer instructions at least once every 12 months; and
(iii) the batteries in each smoke alarm are replaced as required.
(b) The rental provider must immediately arrange for a smoke alarm to be repaired or replaced as an urgent repair if
they are notified by the renter that it is not in working order.
Note: Repair or replacement of a hard-wired smoke alarm must be undertaken by a suitably qualified
person.
(c) The rental provider, on or before the commencement of the agreement, must provide the renter with the following
information in writing:
(i) Information on how each smoke alarm in the rented premises operates; and
(ii) Information on how to test each smoke alarm in the rented premises; and
(iii) Information on the renter’s obligations to not tamper with any smoke alarms and to report if a smoke
alarm in the rented premises is not in working order.
(d) The renter must give written notice to the rental provider as soon as practicable after becoming aware that a
smoke alarm in the rented premises is not in working order.
Note: Regulations made under the Building Act 1993 require smoke alarms to be installed in all
residential buildings.

17 Swimming pool barrier safety activities

These safety-related activities only apply if the rented premises contains a swimming pool.
(a) The rental provider must ensure that the pool barrier is maintained in good repair.
(b) The renter must give written notice to the rental provider as soon as practicable after becoming aware that the
swimming pool barrier is not in working order.
(c) The rental provider must arrange for a swimming pool barrier to be immediately repaired or replaced as an urgent
repair if they are notified by the renter that it is not in working order.
(d) The rental provider must provide the renter with a copy of the most recent certificate of swimming pool barrier
compliance issued under the Building Act 1993 on the request of the renter.

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18 Relocatable swimming pool safety activities
These safety-related activities only apply if a relocatable swimming pool is erected, or is intended to be erected, at
the rented premises.
(a) The renter must not put up a relocatable swimming pool without giving written notice to the rental provider before
erecting the pool.
(b) The renter must obtain any necessary approvals before erecting a relocatable swimming pool.
Note: Regulations made under Building Act 1993 apply to any person erecting a relocatable swimming pool.
This safety-related activity only applies to swimming pools or spas that can hold water deeper than 300 mm.

19 Bushfire prone area activities

This safety-related activity only applies if the rented premises is in a bushfire prone area and is required to have a
water tank for bushfire safety.
(a) If the rented premises is in a designated bushfire-prone area under section 192A of the Building Act 1993 and a
water tank is required for firefighting purposes, the rental provider must ensure the water tank and any connected
infrastructure is maintained in good repair as required.
(b) The water tank must be full and clean at the commencement of the agreement.

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Part D – Rights and obligations
This is a summary of selected rights and obligations of renters and rental providers under the Residential Tenancies Act
1997 (the Act). Any reference to VCAT refers to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
For more information, visit www.consumer.vic.gov.au/renting.

Use of the premises Locks

The renter:  The rental provider must ensure the premises:
 is entitled to quiet enjoyment of the premises. The  has locks to secure all windows capable of
rental provider may only enter the premises in having a lock, and
accordance with the Act.  has deadlocks (a deadlock is a deadlatch with at
 must not use the premises for illegal purposes. least one cylinder) for external doors that are
 must not cause a nuisance or interfere with the able to be secured with a functioning deadlock,
reasonable peace, comfort or privacy of neighbours. and
 must avoid damaging the premises and common  meets the rental minimum standards for locks
areas. Common areas include hallways, driveways, and window locks.
gardens and stairwells. Where damage occurs, the  External doors which are not able to be secured with
renter must notify the rental provider in writing. a functioning deadlock must at least be fitted with a
 must keep the premises reasonably clean. locking device that:
 is operated by a key from the outside; and
Condition of the premises  may be unlocked from the inside with or without
The rental provider: a key.
 must ensure that the premises comply with the rental  The renter must obtain consent from the rental
minimum standards, and is vacant and reasonably provider to change a lock in the master key system.
clean when the renter moves in.  The rental provider must not unreasonably refuse
 must maintain the premises in good repair and in a fit consent for a renter seeking to change a lock in the
condition for occupation. master key system.
 agrees to do all the safety-related maintenance and  The rental provider must not give a key to a person
repair activities set out in Part C of the agreement. excluded from the premises under a:

The renter:  family violence intervention order; or

 family violence safety notice; or
 must follow all safety-related activities set out in
Part C of the agreement and not remove, deactivate  recognised non-local DVO; or
or interfere with safety devices on the premises.  personal safety intervention order.

Modifications Repairs
The renter:  Only a suitably qualified person must do repairs –
 may make some modifications without seeking both urgent and non-urgent.
consent. These modifications are listed on the Urgent repairs
Consumer Affairs website.
Section 3(1) of the Act defines urgent repairs. Refer to the
 must seek the rental provider’s consent before Consumer Affairs Victoria website for the full list of urgent
installing any other fixtures or additions. repairs and for more information, visit
 may apply to VCAT if they believe that the rental www.consumer.vic.gov.au/urgentrepairs.
provider has unreasonably refused consent for a Urgent repairs include failure or breakdown of any
modification mentioned in the Act. essential service or appliance provided for hot water,
 at the end of the agreement, must restore the cooking, heating or laundering supplied by the rental
premises to the condition it was in before they moved provider.
in (excluding fair wear and tear). This includes The rental provider must carry out urgent repairs after
removing all modifications, unless the parties agree being notified.
they do not need to be removed. A renter may arrange for urgent repairs to be done if they
The rental provider: have taken reasonable steps to arrange for the rental
provider to immediately do the repairs and the rental
 must not unreasonably refuse consent for certain
provider has not carried out the repairs.
modifications.
If the renter has arranged for urgent repairs, the renter
A list of the modifications that the rental provider cannot
may be reimbursed directly by the rental provider for the
unreasonably refuse consent for is available on the
reasonable cost of repairs up to $2,500.
Consumer Affairs Victoria website at
www.consumer.vic.gov.au/renting. The renter may apply to VCAT for an order requiring the
rental provider to carry out urgent repairs if:
 the renter cannot meet the cost of the repairs; or
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 the cost of repairs is more than $2,500; or
 the rental provider refuses to pay the cost of repairs if
Access and entry
it is carried out by the renter.  The rental provider may enter the premises:
Non-urgent repairs  at any time, if the renter has agreed within the
 The renter must notify the rental provider, in writing, last 7 days.
as soon as practicable of:  to do an inspection but not more than once
 damage to the premises. every 6 months.
 to comply with the rental provider’s duties
 breakdown of facilities, fixtures, furniture or
under the Act.
equipment supplied by the rental provider.
 to show the premises or conduct an open
 The rental provider must carry out non-urgent repairs
inspection to sell, rent or value the premises.
in reasonable time.
 to take images or video for advertising a
 The renter can apply to VCAT for an order requiring
property that is for sale or rent.
the rental provider to do the repairs if the rental
provider has not carried out the repairs within 14  if they believe the renter has failed to follow
days of receiving notice of the need for repair. their duties under the Act.
 to do a pre-termination inspection where the
Assignment or sub-letting renter has applied to have the agreement
The renter: terminated because of family violence or
personal violence.
 must not assign (transfer to another person) or sub-
 The renter must allow entry to the premises where
let the whole or any part of the premises without the
the rental provider has followed proper procedure.
written consent of the rental provider.
 The renter is entitled to a set amount of
The rental provider may give the renter notice to vacate if
compensation for each sales inspection.
the renter assigns or sublets the premises without
consent.
Pets
The rental provider:
 The renter must seek consent from the rental
 cannot unreasonably withhold consent to assign or
provider before keeping a pet on the premises.
sub-let the premises.
 The rental provider must not unreasonably refuse a
 must not demand or receive a fee or payment for
request to keep a pet.
consent, other than reasonable expenses incurred by
the assignment.

Rent
 The rental provider must give the renter at least 60
days’ written notice of a proposed rent increase.
 Rent cannot be increased more than once every
12 months.
 If the rental provider or agent does not provide a
receipt for rent, the renter may request a receipt.
 The rental provider must not increase the rent under
a fixed term agreement unless the agreement
provides for an increase.

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Part E – Additional terms

21 Further details (if any)

List any additional terms to this agreement. The terms listed must not exclude, restrict or modify any of the rights and
duties included in the Act.
Additional terms must also comply with the Australian Consumer Law (Victoria). For example, they cannot be unfair
terms, which will have no effect. Contact Consumer Affairs Victoria on 1300 55 81 81 for further information or visit
unfair contract terms at the Consumer Affairs Victoria website.

Note: If you need extra space, attach a separate sheet. Both the rental provider and renter should sign and date all
attachments.

22 Signatures
This agreement is made under the Residential Tenancies Act 1997.
Before signing you must read Part D – Rights and obligations in this form.

Rental provider
Signature of
rental provider 1

Date

Signature of
rental provider 2

Date

Renter(s)
All renters listed must sign this residential rental agreement.

Signature of renter 1

Date

Signature of renter 2

Date

Signature of renter 3

Date

Signature of renter 4

Date
Note: Each renter who is a party to the agreement must sign and date here. If there are more than four renters,
include details on an extra page.

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Help or further information
For further information, visit the renting section – Consumer Affairs Victoria website at www.consumer.vic.gov.au/renting
or call Consumer Affairs Victoria on 1300 55 81 81.

Telephone interpreter service

If you have difficulty understanding English, contact the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS) on 131 450 (for the cost
of a local call) and ask to be put through to an Information Officer at Consumer Affairs Victoria on 1300 55 81 81
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