New South Wales
Let or lease a residential rental property in New South Wales with these downloadable Residential Tenancy Forms.
Protect and manage your residential rental property with these downloadable New South Wales Residential Tenancy Forms and Lease Agreement templates. Fully editable and reusable, these leases and tenancy forms are suitable for many common residential rental situations throughout NSW.
Designed for landlords, property managers and tenants, these easy-to-use forms help ensure your tenancy arrangements comply with State legislation and regulations.
Whether you are renting out a house, flat, student accommodation or rooming property, these professionally prepared tenancy forms make it easier to create clear rental agreements, manage rental bonds, provide required notices and document important landlord-tenant matters.
NSW Residential Tenancy Templates include:
- Residential tenancy agreements for houses and flats
- Lease agreements for detached homes and investment properties
- Student housing and rooming house occupancy agreements
- Rental bond forms and supporting documents
- Entry notices, breach notices and termination notices
- Landlord and tenant statutory notices
- Property condition and inspection forms
- Forms designed to support compliance with NSW legislation
These downloadable tenancy templates are ideal for:
- Private landlords
- Letting managers
- Real estate professionals
- Tenants.
Why Use Our New South Wales Residential Tenancy Agreements and Lease Forms?
A properly prepared tenancy agreement helps reduce misunderstandings and disputes between landlords and tenants. Written lease agreements clearly outline:
- Rent amounts and payment terms
- Bond requirements
- Maintenance responsibilities
- Occupancy conditions
- Notice periods
- Rights and obligations of each party
Using professionally drafted tenancy forms for New South Wales can help landlords maintain accurate records while helping tenants understand their legal rights and responsibilities.
Benefits of These NSW Residential Lease Templates
- Instant digital download
- Fully editable forms
- Easy to customise for different rental situations
- Affordable alternative to expensive legal drafting
- Suitable for many residential tenancy arrangements in New South Wales
- Helps landlords and tenants document important legal terms
- Updated as necessary when legislation and regulations change
- Reusable templates for ongoing property management
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. What laws are in place in NSW to protect the rights of landlords and tenants?
A. The Residential Tenancies Act 2010 sets out the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants of residential properties. This legislation sets out the legal rights, obligations and responsibilities of landlords and tenants in the following types of tenancy arrangements:
- Private residential tenancies (either written or oral)
- Government-provided public housing (social housing, community housing and Aboriginal Housing)
- Residential park tenancies where the tenant is renting the home and the site it sits on.
The Act does NOT cover:
- Residential park tenancies where the tenant owns the home but rents the site
- Residential aged-care or respite-care homes
- Temporary or holiday accommodation (such as hotels, motels, holiday parks, etc.)
- Hospitals and nursing homes
- Retirement villages
- Any premises primarily used for business purposes, even if it is also used as a residence.
Q. How much can the landlord charge as a rental bond?
A. The bond must not exceed the total amount payable for 4 weeks' rent under the tenancy agreement. Only one bond is payable under the tenancy agreement, regardless of the number of tenants. The landlord is allowed to a holding deposit (holding fee) to hold the premises, but it cannot exceed 1 week's rent.
Q. Can the landlord raise the rent during the term of the tenancy?
A. The landlord cannot increase the rent during the first year of the tenancy. After that, the rent cannot be raised more than once in a 12-month period without endorsement by the Tribunal. The landlord must give the tenant at least 60 days' written notice prior to raising the rent. There is no statutory cap on the amount by which the rent can be raised, except that it cannot be "excessive".
Q. How much notice is a landlord required to give to end a tenancy in New South Wales?
A. It depends on the reason for terminating the tenancy. For instance, if the tenant is in breach of the tenancy agreement the minimum notice period is 14 days. A 30-day notice is required prior to the end of a fixed term tenancy. All notices must be in writing and must state the date on which the tenancy will terminate.
Q. What is the best way to serve a notice on a tenant or a landlord?
A. Personal delivery is the best method. You can also fax it, or post it to any address they have given as an address for serving notices. You cannot give notice verbally or by email or texting.
Q. Does a lease or tenancy agreement need to be in writing to be legally valid?
A. New South Wales law does not require a tenancy agreement tobe in writing. It can be written, oral, or partly written and party oral. However, a written tenancy agreement provides important evidence of the agreed rental terms and can help avoid future disputes.
All agreements, whether written or oral, must comply with the Residential Tenancies Act 2010.
Additional Resources
"Residential tenancy agreements", NSW Government
"Introduction to renting in NSW", Tenants Union of New South Wales
"Renting to a tenant without pre-screening is a recipe for disaster", MegaDox.com
"Get your damage deposit back with this simple move-out checklist", MegaDox.com
New South Wales Landlord's Permission to Sublet
Get your landlord's consent to sublet your rental premises to a new tenant with this permission form for New South Wales rentals.
- 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 in NSW. It is not intended to be used with commercial retail leases.
- The form is a downloadable MS Word document that is easy to fill in and print.
- Intended for use only in the State of New South Wales, Australia.
New South Wales Rooming House Agreement
Let a room in a rooming or boarding house to a renter with this template Rooming House Agreement for New South Wales.
- The rental form can be used for either a furnished or unfurnished room.
- The renter pays for water, electricity and gas rates on a prorated basis. The renter also pays for their own phone charges.
- The renter must abide by the house rules.
- The renter must keep the room clean and must not cause damage.
- The occupancy can be by the week, fortnight or month.
- This Rooming House Agreement is intended to be used only in New South Wales.
- The template is available in MS Word format and is fully editable to fit your needs.
New South Wales Tenant Information Statement
Download this free Tenant Information Statement from Fairtrading NSW before you move in to your rental unit.
- The document contains essential information that tenants need to know before they start renting, such as:
- what the landlord's responsibilities are,
- what the tenant's responsibilities are,
- how rental bonds work,
- what your rights are under the law,
- who pays for utilities,
- how to terminate the tenancy.
- This is a free downloadable form available directly from the New South Wales Government website.
NSW Claim for Refund of Bond Money
Get your rental bond money back with this free Claim for Refund of Bond Money form from the New South Wales Office of Fair Trading pursuant to the Residential Tenancies Act 2010.
- This form is to be completed and signed by both the landlord (or agent) and the tenant(s) at the end of the tenancy to request the refund of a rental bond.
- The Claim form includes information about rental bonds and instructions to help you complete the form, as well as information on what to do if the parties do not agree to the refund amount.
- This is a free fillable PDF form that can be downloaded directly from the NSW Government Office of Fair Trading website.
NSW Dormitory Housing Tenancy Agreement
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.
NSW Landlord Information Statement
Download this free Landlord Information Statement from Fairtrading NSW before your tenant moves in to the rental property.
The document contains essential information that New South Wales 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 New South Wales Government website.
NSW Premises Condition Report
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.
NSW Shared Tenancy Agreement
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.
NSW Transfer of Bond
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.
New South Wales Early Termination of Lease Agreement
Cancel a tenant's lease in New South Wales before the end of the lease term with this Agreement for Early Termination of Lease form.
- This form is not for evictions. It can only be used when both the landlord and tenant agree to terminate the lease early.
- This Agreement should only be used for residential leases. A different form is required for commercial tenancies.
- The tenant must still give the landlord written notice setting out the proposed termination date.
- The tenant agrees to pay the landlord a lease buyout fee.
- With this agreement, everyone wins. The tenant gets out of the lease before the end of the term and the landlord is able to list the rental unit on the market again.
- Available in MS Word format.
- Intended to be used only in the State of New South Wales, Australia.
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