What Victorian renting law actually says
Every claim here is quoted from Consumer Affairs Victoria, the Residential Tenancies Act or a tribunal, dated, and checked against the source it cites. Where the law settles a question, this site says so. Where the industry repeats something the law does not support, it says that instead.
1,177 established claims across 30 subjects, from 485 sources. 272 more were written and refused by the grounding check. Some of what is established is established only as a repetition.
abandoned goods
No verdict survived the grounding check. The claims stand alone.
68 claims5 dated changes
bond
No verdict survived the grounding check. The claims stand alone.
36 claims4 dated changes
break lease
No verdict survived the grounding check. The claims stand alone.
39 claims1 dated changes
compensation claim
No verdict survived the grounding check. The claims stand alone.
27 claims2 dated changes
condition report
No verdict survived the grounding check. The claims stand alone.
40 claims6 dated changes
domestic violence provisions
No verdict survived the grounding check. The claims stand alone.
11 claims2 dated changes
final inspection
No verdict survived the grounding check. The claims stand alone.
28 claims1 dated changes
fixed term agreement
No verdict survived the grounding check. The claims stand alone.
44 claims6 dated changes
gas and electrical safety checks
No verdict survived the grounding check. The claims stand alone.
30 claims7 dated changes
modifications
No verdict survived the grounding check. The claims stand alone.
39 claims1 dated changes
non-urgent repairs
No verdict survived the grounding check. The claims stand alone.
34 claims5 dated changes
notice of intention to vacate
No verdict survived the grounding check. The claims stand alone.
33 claims2 dated changes
notice to vacate
No verdict survived the grounding check. The claims stand alone.
26 claims7 dated changes
periodic agreement
No verdict survived the grounding check. The claims stand alone.
36 claims1 dated changes
pets in rentals
No verdict survived the grounding check. The claims stand alone.
39 claims5 dated changes
rent arrears
No verdict survived the grounding check. The claims stand alone.
34 claims1 dated changes
rent bidding
No verdict survived the grounding check. The claims stand alone.
51 claims17 dated changes
rent increase
No verdict survived the grounding check. The claims stand alone.
42 claims6 dated changes
rent reduction
No verdict survived the grounding check. The claims stand alone.
37 claims4 dated changes
rental application
No verdict survived the grounding check. The claims stand alone.
33 claims4 dated changes
rental minimum standards
No verdict survived the grounding check. The claims stand alone.
38 claims8 dated changes
rental provider duties
No verdict survived the grounding check. The claims stand alone.
33 claims13 dated changes
renter duties
No verdict survived the grounding check. The claims stand alone.
76 claims15 dated changes
right of entry
No verdict survived the grounding check. The claims stand alone.
47 claims2 dated changes
rooming house
No verdict survived the grounding check. The claims stand alone.
42 claims11 dated changes
smoke alarms
No verdict survived the grounding check. The claims stand alone.
44 claims4 dated changes
subletting
No verdict survived the grounding check. The claims stand alone.
40 claims6 dated changes
urgent repairs
No verdict survived the grounding check. The claims stand alone.
38 claims1 dated changes
utility charges
No verdict survived the grounding check. The claims stand alone.
44 claims1 dated changes
vcat application
No verdict survived the grounding check. The claims stand alone.
48 claims1 dated changes