Changes to promote long-term leasing – News alert

Changes to promote long-term leasing – News alert

Changes to Victoria’s renting laws will enable long-term residential leases to be established from next year. These include: extending the reach of the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 (RTA) to residential tenancy agreements of more than five years the development of a new long-term tenancy agreement an online matching service for landlords and tenants. This forms […]

Residential Tenancies Amendment Regulations 2016 and Residential Tenancies Further Amendment Regulations 2016 – Legislation update

Residential Tenancies Amendment Regulations 2016 and Residential Tenancies Further Amendment Regulations 2016 – Legislation update

The Residential Tenancies Amendment Regulations 2016 and the Residential Tenancies Further Amendment Regulations 2016 commence today. Under these regulations, landlords and property managers must use the updated residential tenancy agreement form and notices. The residential tenancy agreement form now includes a section that allows tenants and landlords to give permission to be served notices electronically. […]