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Notice of intention to vacate

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Documented position24

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Tenants Victoria states that the minimum notice period a renter must give for a notice of intention to vacate…

  • is usually 28 days.
  • can sometimes be 14 days or immediate.
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The minimum amount of warning (called a notice period) is usually 28 days but can sometimes be 14 days, or even immediately (although this rarely happens).

A renter who moves out before the end of the minimum notice period remains responsible for rent for the entire notice period.

other
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You can also move out before the end of the minimum notice period, but you will still be responsible for the rent for the entire time.

Tenants Victoria states a renter can give 14 days notice where the landlord has…

  • repeatedly failed to carry out certain duties.
  • failed to follow a VCAT compliance or compensation order.
other
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You can give a notice period of 14 days if the landlord has repeatedly failed to carry out certain duties under the law or failed to follow a VCAT compliance or compensation order.

Tenants Victoria states that a renter who ends a lease with a valid reason and the correct notice period cannot be asked to pay…

  • rent beyond the end of the notice period.
  • compensation to the landlord.
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If you end your lease (officially called the rental agreement) with a valid reason and notice to vacate that has the correct amount of advanced warning, you cannot be asked to pay any additional rent beyond the end of the notice period or asked to pay costs (compensation) to the landlord (officially called the rental provider).

Consumer Affairs Victoria states that…

  • the standard amount of notice for a renter to vacate with a valid reason is generally 90 days.
  • in some situations the amount of notice for a renter to vacate with a valid reason can be less than 90 days.
other
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Generally, the standard amount of notice that needs to be provided for a renter to vacate with a valid reason is 90 days, but in some situations it can be less. See the list below.

Consumer Affairs Victoria defines a notice of intention to vacate as a formal statement that the renter wants to end the rental agreement.

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A notice of intention to vacate is a formal statement that the renter wants to end the rental agreement (lease).

Consumer Affairs Victoria states that renters must give 28 days notice of intention to vacate if they want to leave at the end of a rental agreement.

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Renters must give 28 days' notice if they want to leave at the end of a rental agreement (lease).

Consumer Affairs Victoria states that for fixed term agreements the end date on a notice of intention to vacate cannot be before the end date of the rental agreement.

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However, for fixed term agreements, the end date on the notice of intention to vacate cannot be before the end date of the rental agreement.

Consumer Affairs Victoria states that a renter who puts an earlier date than the end of a fixed term agreement…

  • is breaking the agreement.
  • may have to pay lease break fees.
other
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If the date is earlier than this, the renter is breaking the agreement and may have to pay lease break fees.

Consumer Affairs Victoria states that a renter who has given notice must leave by the date on the original notice of intention to vacate unless VCAT has allowed them to stay longer or extend the agreement.

other
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If VCAT has not said the renter can stay longer or extend the agreement, the renter must leave by the date on the original notice of intention to vacate.

Consumer Affairs Victoria states that…

  • a renter may ask to leave without giving a formal notice of intention to vacate.
  • the rental provider does not have to agree to a renter leaving without giving a formal notice of intention to vacate.
other
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A renter may ask a rental provider if they can leave without giving them a formal notice of intention to vacate. The rental provider does not have to agree.

Notice periods for certain notices to vacate in Victoria lengthened from 60 days to 90 days.

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notice periods for rent increases and certain notices to vacate have lengthened from 60 days to 90 days. This applies to all rental properties, rooming houses, caravan parks and residential parks

Consumer Affairs Victoria states rental providers must give a renter 90 days notice of…

  • a rent increase.
  • certain notices to vacate.
other
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Rental providers must give a renter 90 days' notice of a rent increase and certain notices to vacate.

Practical effect1

What is observed to happen in practice, as distinct from what is documented.

Tenants Victoria reports that the majority of tenancy matters are resolved quickly after the intervention of an advocate.

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The majority of tenancy matters are resolved quickly after the intervention of an advocate.

Changed on2

A dated change. This is where advice quietly stops being true.

From 25 November 2025 rental providers in Victoria cannot issue a renter with a notice to vacate without a valid reason, even at the end of a fixed-term agreement.

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Rental providers cannot issue a renter with a notice to vacate without a valid reason, even at the end of a fixed-term agreement.
no-fault evictions are banned, so rental providers must have a valid reason to ask a renter to move out. Even at the end of a fixed-term rental agreement
Since 25 November 2025, rental providers cannot issue a notice to vacate without a valid reason — even at the end of a fixed-term agreement

Notice periods for rent increases in Victoria lengthened from 60 days to 90 days.

other
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notice periods for rent increases and certain notices to vacate have lengthened from 60 days to 90 days. This applies to all rental properties, rooming houses, caravan parks and residential parks

Disputed between sources1

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The Real Estate Institute of Victoria describes the increase in notice of intention to vacate terms to 90 days as a likely deterrent to rental providers.

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Of the measures in the Consumer and Planning Legislation Amendment (Housing Statement Reform Bill) introduced into the Victorian Parliament today, the REIV warns some are likely to create further deterrents to rental providers in an already challenging market. These include an expansion of factors that can be considered by Consumer Affairs Victoria and VCAT in rent reviews, removal of no-fault evictions, and increases in notice to vacate terms to 90 days.
Rental providers must give a renter 90 days' notice of a rent increase and certain notices to vacate. This gives renters more time to budget or move.

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Before the November 2025 reforms, rental providers could issue a 'no reason' notice to vacate at the end of a fixed-term agreement under sections 91ZZD and 91ZZDA of the Act.

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Before the November 2025 reforms, rental providers could issue a “no reason” notice to vacate at the end of a fixed-term agreement under sections 91ZZD and 91ZZDA of the Act.

Landlord Wise states the minimum notice period for a mortgagee notice to vacate is 60 days.

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The minimum notice period for a mortgagee notice is 60 days.

Landlord Wise states that a letter, email or text message is not a valid notice of intention to vacate in Victoria even if it contains all the required information.

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A letter, email, or text message is not a valid notice to vacate, even if it contains all the required information.

Aussie Rent Laws states that the standard notice of intention to vacate for most tenants in Victoria is 28 days for periodic tenancies.

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The standard notice for most tenants in Victoria is 28 days for periodic tenancies, but fixed-term agreements and special situations (for example, ending due to family violence or breach) may alter the timeframe.

Aussie Rent Laws states there is no single prescribed government form for a tenant's Notice of Intention to Vacate in Victoria.

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There is no single prescribed government form for a tenant’s Notice of Intention to Vacate in Victoria. A clear written notice including your details, the property address and the vacate date is sufficient; templates and guidance are available from Consumer Affairs Victoria.

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Consumer Affairs Victoria describes the 90-day notice of intention to vacate requirement as giving renters more time to budget or move.

Refused: The CAV quote refers to 'certain notices to vacate' given by rental providers, not a 'notice of intention to vacate'.

Unsupported: notice of intention to vacate

What it rested on
Of the measures in the Consumer and Planning Legislation Amendment (Housing Statement Reform Bill) introduced into the Victorian Parliament today, the REIV warns some are likely to create further deterrents to rental providers in an already challenging market. These include an expansion of factors that can be considered by Consumer Affairs Victoria and VCAT in rent reviews, removal of no-fault evictions, and increases in notice to vacate terms to 90 days.
Rental providers must give a renter 90 days' notice of a rent increase and certain notices to vacate. This gives renters more time to budget or move.

Tenants Victoria states a renter can send a 14-day notice of intention to vacate if the landlord ignores a compliance order.

Refused: The quote says 'this order' but does not specify it is a compliance order.

Unsupported: compliance order

What it rested on
If your landlord ignores this order, you can send them a 14-day ‘notice of intention to vacate’.

Tenants Victoria states a notice of intention to vacate must include the date the renter will move out and return the keys.

Refused: The quote tells the renter to include the move-out and key-return date, but does not state that this is required in a notice of intention to vacate.

Unsupported: a notice of intention to vacate must include

What it rested on
Include the date you will be moving out and returning the keys

Landlord Wise states that sections 91ZZD and 91ZZDA have been repealed and no longer exist in the Act.

Refused: The quote says 'both of those sections' but does not identify them as 91ZZD and 91ZZDA.

Unsupported: sections 91ZZD and 91ZZDA

What it rested on
Both of those sections have been repealed. They no longer exist in the Act.

Landlord Wise states that a renter may give a notice of intention to vacate with 14 days notice at any time when a no-fault notice to vacate is issued during a fixed term, even before the fixed term ends.

Refused: The quote limits this right to no-fault notices whose termination date is on or after the end of the fixed term, but the claim omits that qualifier and applies it more broadly.

Unsupported: at any time when a no-fault notice to vacate is issued during a fixed term

What it rested on
If you issue a no-fault notice to vacate during a fixed term (with a termination date on or after the end of the fixed term), the renter has the right to give you 14 days’ notice of intention to vacate at any time — even before the fixed term ends.

Tenants Victoria reports that renters remain intimidated by the process of seeking remedies at VCAT.

Refused: The quote says many renters remain intimidated but does not specify that the intimidation is caused by the VCAT remedies process.

Unsupported: by the process of seeking remedies at VCAT

What it rested on
It would likely encourage more renters to assert their rights as many renters in the community remain intimidated