AUSTRALIA

Let dormitory rooms to students in New South Wales with this downloadable template Dormitory Housing Tenancy Agreement.

• The agreement is between the student and the university housing authority.
• The student is granted a license to use the room, the shared facilities within the dormitory suite, and the common areas of the building.
• The landlord may deduct from the rental bond any arrears in rent, or the costs arising from any breach of the student's obligations.
• The student must notify the landlord immediately if s/he ceases to be a student of the university.
• Each of the parties may terminate the tenancy on proper notice, but the student must pay an early termination fee if the tenancy is terminated before the end of the term.
• The student will remain liable for the rent for the balance of the term unless a replacement tenant is found.

New South Wales Dormitory Housing Tenancy Agreement, available as a MS Word template.

Download this free Landlord Information Statement from Fairtrading NSW before your tenant moves in to the rental property.

• The document contains essential information that landlords need to know before they start renting out their residential property, such as:
  • what the landlord's responsibilities are,
  • what the tenant's responsibilities are,
  • the condition that the rental unit must be in to be habitable,
  • what you must provide to your tenant,
  • what you must do during and at the end of the tenancy,
  • how to terminate the tenancy.
• This is a free downloadable form available directly from the NSW Government website.

Record the condition of a rental premises prior to the tenant moving in with this free Condition Report form from Fairtrading.nsw.gov.au.

• The landlord and the tenant must each inspect the rental unit and complete the relevant section of the form prior to the start of the tenancy.
• The form contains complete instructions on how to complete the report.
• This is a free fillable PDF from the NSW Government, in accordance with the Residential Tenancies Regulation 2019, updated to March 2020.
• Intended for use only in the State of New South Wales, Australia.

Set out the obligations of all flatmates in a rental property in this Shared Tenancy Agreement for New South Wales.

• This is NOT a rental contract or tenancy agreement between a landlord and tenant, but rather it is a written agreement between flatmates establishing how shared expenses will be divided, and what will happen if one of the flatmates decides to move out.
• Provisions of the Agreement include:
  • how rental expenses are to be divided up among the tenants, including rent, bond, utilities and other expenses;
  • liability for damage and repairs which were caused by a particular flatmate;
  • termination by a flatmate;
  • what happens if a flatmate defaults in performing their obligations;
  • disposal of abandoned property left behind when a flatmate moves out;
  • a set of house rules to be followed by all tenants.
• Available in MS Word format, easy to edit to fit your circumstances.
• Intended to be used only in the State of New South Wales, Australia.

Transfer a rental bond from one rental address to another with this free Transfer of Bond form from the New South Wales Office of Fair Trading.

• This form is used to transfer a rental bond only if all the tenants registered for the current bond are moving to the new tenancy address.
• The form includes information about rental bonds and instructions to help you complete the form.
• Form ADV7063, available directly from the NSW Fair Trading website. Fill in the form and submit it online.
• For use only in New South Wales.

Get your landlord's consent to sublet your rental premises to a new tenant with this permission agreement for residential rentals in Australia

• The sublet is subject to the terms of the original lease.
• The original tenant is still obligated to perform all the tenant obligations under the lease until the expiration of the lease, if the subtenant fails to do so.
• This Landlord's Permission to Sublet form should only be used for residential rentals. It is not intended to be used for retail leases.
• The form is a downloadable MS Word document that is easy to fill in and print.
• Intended to be used only in Australia.

Lodge your rental bonds with the Queensland Residential Tenancies Authority with this Bond Lodgement Form 2.

• This form is to be completed at the beginning of the tenancy by the tenant(s) contributing to the bond and the landlord or property manager.
• The form must then be submitted to the RTA along with the bond money.
• The form includes information about rental bonds and instructions for completion.
• Download the form directly from the Queensland Government RTA website by clicking the link.

Notify the Queensland Residential Tenancies Authority of a change in a shared tenancy with this free Change of Bond Contributors Form 6.

• This form is to be used whenever a tenant who has contributed part of a shared rental bond moves out, but the tenancy is continuing with one or more other tenants.
• It is NOT for use when the tenancy ends and a new tenancy begins with ALL new tenants.
• The form includes information about rental bonds and instructions on how to complete the form.
• Download the form directly from the Queensland RTA website by clicking the link.

Notify the Queensland Residential Tenancies Authority of a change in the property manager or owner of a rental property with this free Form 5 from the RTA.

• The notice is required under the Queensland Residential Tenancies Act 1994.
• You can use the form to register a change for either a single rental unit or for multiple properties.
• The form must be used to register a change in ownership of a property or a change in the property manager with the RTA.
• Download the form directly from the Queensland RTA website by clicking the link.

Do you let flats or houses to students who are not of legal age? Make sure a parent or guardian of the tenant signs this Co-Signer Agreement for Queensland.

• The landlord is authorised to check the co-signer's credit rating.
• The co-signer guarantees that the tenant will comply with the lease or tenancy agreement.
• The co-signer agrees to pay the rent if the tenant fails to do so.
• The agreement is made in accordance with Queensland landlord-tenant laws.
• Available in MS Word format.