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Right of entry

47 established claims - 12 refused by the grounding gate

Documented position31

What the body that runs or defines the thing says in its own documentation.

  • A rooming house resident must receive a notice of entry at least 24 hours in advance.
  • A routine inspection requires a notice of entry at least 48 hours in advance.
other
1 quote from 1 source
You must receive the notice of entry at least 24 hours in advance, except in the case of a routine inspection, which must be given 48 hours in advance.

Entry by a Victorian landlord or the landlord's agent other than as permitted by the law is an offence unless the Victorian landlord or the landlord's agent has a reasonable excuse.

other
1 quote from 1 source
Entry by your landlord or their agent, other than permitted by the law, is an offence unless they have a ‘reasonable excuse’.

The right of entry requires the landlord to pay the renter $30 or half a day's rent, whichever amount is higher, for every sales inspection.

other
1 quote from 1 source
For every inspection, they must pay you $30 or half a day’s rent, whichever amount is higher.

The right of entry…

  • permits a landlord, agent or other authorised person to enter a Victorian rental home between 8 am and 6 pm.
  • does not permit a landlord, agent or other authorised person to enter a Victorian rental home on public holidays.
other
1 quote from 1 source
The landlord, agent or other authorised person is allowed to enter your home between 8 am and 6 pm, but not on public holidays.

The right of entry…

  • requires at least 7 days notice in writing for a routine inspection of a Victorian private rental.
  • allows a routine inspection of a Victorian private rental to happen after the renter has lived there 3 months.
  • allows a routine inspection of a Victorian private rental to happen not more often than every 6 months.
other
2 quotes from 1 source
At least 7 days notice in writing:
To do a routine inspection after you have lived at the property for at least 3 months and not more often than every 6 months

The right of entry for open for inspections at a Victorian rental cannot…

  • happen more than twice a week.
  • last more than an hour.
other
1 quote from 1 source
Open for inspections cannot happen more than twice a week and cannot last for more than an hour.

A Victorian renter who has suffered loss, damage or significant inconvenience because the landlord or agent did not follow the rules about privacy and entry can apply to Rental Dispute Resolution Victoria to claim compensation.

other
1 quote from 1 source
If you have suffered loss, damage or significant inconvenience because the landlord or agent did not follow the rules about privacy and entry to your home, you can apply to Rental Dispute Resolution Victoria (RDRV) to claim compensation.

The right of entry does not allow a Victorian rental provider or their agent to show the property to prospective renters…

  • more than twice a week.
  • for longer than one hour each time.
other
1 quote from 1 source
The rental provider or their agent must not show the property to prospective renters more than twice a week, or for longer than one hour each time.

The right of entry requires…

  • Victorian rental providers to compensate renters for each sales inspection.
  • the compensation for each sales inspection to be either half a day's rent or $30, whichever is greater.
other
1 quote from 1 source
Rental providers must compensate renters for each sales inspection. The compensation is either half a day’s rent or $30, whichever is greater.

The Victorian right of entry does not require a renter to leave the property…

  • during a general inspection.
  • when the property is shown to prospective tenants or buyers.
other
1 quote from 1 source
Rental providers sometimes ask renters to be absent during a general inspection or when they’re showing the property to prospective tenants or buyers, but the renter is not required to leave.

The right of entry for a Victorian rental provider to show a rental property to potential buyers is available only if the…

  • renter of that property has been told that the owner is going to sell the property.
  • telling to the renter of that property that the owner is going to sell the property occurs at least 14 days before the provider wants to enter.
other
1 quote from 1 source
If they are showing the property to potential buyers, they can only do this if the renter has been told the owner is going to sell the property at least 14 days before they want to enter.

The right of entry of a Victorian rooming house operator to a resident's room requires, in most cases, at least 24 hours written notice to the resident.

other
1 quote from 1 source
Operators can enter the room between 8am and 6pm on any day except public holidays. In most cases, they must give the resident at least 24 hours’ written notice.

Consumer Affairs Victoria advised tenants who called for assistance that tenants may ask, but cannot insist, that those photographs not include their personal possessions.

medium confidenceother
1 quote from 1 source
Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV) advises tenants who call for assistance that landlords and agents may enter to take advertising photographs, and that tenants may ask, but cannot insist, that those photographs not include their personal possessions.

Measured finding1

Something someone actually measured, with the method attached.

Member Grainger found in favour of the landlord.

medium confidenceother
1 quote from 1 source
Member Grainger found in favour of the landlord, noting that it was reasonable for the landlord to take photographs to record the condition of the unit when entering in order to carry out the duty to maintain the property in good repair.

Practical effect8

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

  • It is generally accepted that a Victorian landlord or their agent can take photos during an entry if there is a specific and legitimate reason.
  • Assessing repairs is a specific and legitimate reason for a Victorian landlord or their agent to take photos during an entry.
medium confidenceother
1 quote from 1 source
it is generally accepted that the landlord or their agent can take photos during an entry if there is a specific and legitimate reason, such as assessing repairs or investigating a possible breach of your lease (officially called a rental agreement) or rental laws
  • VCAT found that the Residential Tenancies Act only bestows on landlords and agents a right to conduct private inspections with a particular prospective tenant or a particular prospective buyer.
  • VCAT decided that the Residential Tenancies Act does not give landlords and agents a right to enter to hold open house inspections.
medium confidenceother
1 quote from 1 source
In deciding that landlords and agents do not have a right to enter to hold open house inspections, VCAT has found that the RTA only bestows on landlords and agents a right to conduct private inspections with a particular prospective tenant or a particular prospective buyer.
  • Member Tyler rejected an agent's argument that collecting attendees' names on entry would mean that the house was not open to the world at large.
  • An agent argued that collecting attendees' names on entry would mean that the house was not open to the world at large.
medium confidenceother
1 quote from 1 source
Member Tyler rejected the agent’s argument that collecting attendees’ names on entry would mean that the house was not ‘open to the world at large’.

Member Grainger noted it was reasonable for the landlord to take photographs to record the condition of the unit when entering to carry out the duty to maintain the property in good repair.

medium confidenceother
1 quote from 1 source
Member Grainger found in favour of the landlord, noting that it was reasonable for the landlord to take photographs to record the condition of the unit when entering in order to carry out the duty to maintain the property in good repair.

Consumer Affairs Victoria advised tenants who called for assistance that landlords and agents may enter to take advertising photographs.

medium confidenceother
1 quote from 1 source
Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV) advises tenants who call for assistance that landlords and agents may enter to take advertising photographs, and that tenants may ask, but cannot insist, that those photographs not include their personal possessions.

Changed on2

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

Rental Dispute Resolution Victoria…

  • launched on 23 June 2025.
  • is a service to settle disputes over bonds, compensation, repairs and excessive rents.
other
2 quotes from 1 source
23 June 2025
Launched today, Rental Dispute Resolution Victoria (RDRV) is a dispute resolution service to help settle disputes over bonds, compensation, repairs, and excessive rents.

Disputed between sources3

Sources that do not agree, presented without picking a winner.

Aussierentlaws.com states that, regarding the right of entry, at least 24 hours written notice is normally required for a routine inspection in Victoria.

other
3 quotes from 2 sources
At least 24 hours written notice is normally required for a routine inspection.
At least 7 days notice in writing:
To do a routine inspection after you have lived at the property for at least 3 months and not more often than every 6 months
  • Aussierentlaws.com states that right of entry inspections are commonly carried out every three months.
  • Consumer Affairs Victoria states that right of entry general inspections can be done every 6 months at the most.
other
2 quotes from 2 sources
Inspections are commonly carried out every three months.
A general inspection may only be made after the first 3 months of the rental agreement. They can be done every 6 months at the most.

Repeated, with no primary source in reach2

Widely repeated in the field. Within the documents this sweep read, it traces only to other repetitions - which is a fact about our reading as well as about the idea, until each one has been searched for on its own.

aussierentlaws.com states that the right of entry normally requires at least 24 hours written notice for a routine inspection in Victoria.

other
1 quote from 1 source
At least 24 hours written notice is normally required for a routine inspection.

Regarding right of entry, aussierentlaws.com states that routine inspections in Victoria are commonly scheduled every three months.

other
1 quote from 1 source
Routine inspections are commonly scheduled every three months; more frequent visits without a strong reason may be unreasonable.

Refused12

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The Residential Tenancies Act 1997 contains section 89A.

Refused: The quote cites Section 89A but does not identify the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 as the containing statute.

Unsupported: The Residential Tenancies Act 1997

What it rested on
Section 89A – Entry to produce advertising images and videos

The right of entry required a landlord or agent wishing to enter a Victorian rental property on one of the grounds set out in the Residential Tenancies Act to give the tenant at least 24 hours written notice.

Refused: The quote states the 24-hour written notice requirement for entering on 'these grounds' but does not identify those grounds as Victorian or under the Residential Tenancies Act.

Unsupported: Victorian rental property on one of the grounds set out in the Residential Tenancies Act

What it rested on
If a landlord or agent wishes to enter on one of these grounds, they must provide the tenant with at least 24 hours written notice.

Consumer Affairs Victoria states that a notice of entry must be delivered by post or personally to the renter.

Refused: The CAV quotes do not state delivery by post or personally, and the personal-delivery quote is from Tenants Victoria, not Consumer Affairs Victoria.

Unsupported: by post or personally to the renter

What it rested on
The notice must be delivered in one of the following ways:
personally to the renter between 8 am and 6 pm.
By electronic communication, such as email or text, if you have given written consent to receive notices this way

Tenants Victoria states that a notice of entry may be given by electronic communication where the renter has given written consent.

Refused: The electronic-communication statement is quoted from Consumer Affairs Victoria, not Tenants Victoria, so the claim misattributes that statement.

Unsupported: Tenants Victoria states

What it rested on
The notice must be delivered in one of the following ways:
personally to the renter between 8 am and 6 pm.
By electronic communication, such as email or text, if you have given written consent to receive notices this way

Tenants Victoria states that, regarding the right of entry, at least 7 days notice in writing is required for a routine inspection in Victoria.

Refused: The Tenants Victoria quote only says 'At least 7 days notice in writing:' without linking it to routine inspections, while the routine-inspection quote requires 24 hours notice.

Unsupported: for a routine inspection

What it rested on
At least 24 hours written notice is normally required for a routine inspection.
At least 7 days notice in writing:
To do a routine inspection after you have lived at the property for at least 3 months and not more often than every 6 months

Grounds for entry are set out at section 86 of the Residential Tenancies Act 1997.

Refused: The quote only provides the heading 'Section 86 – Grounds for entry' without identifying the Residential Tenancies Act 1997.

Unsupported: of the Residential Tenancies Act 1997

What it rested on
Section 86 – Grounds for entry

Section 91A of the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 creates an offence of entering premises without meeting the requirements.

Refused: The quote names Section 91A and the offence but does not state it is in the Residential Tenancies Act 1997.

Unsupported: Residential Tenancies Act 1997

What it rested on
Section 91A – Offence to enter premises without meeting requirements

The documented position on the right of entry states that the Privacy Act covers organisations that earn more than $3 million a year.

Refused: The cited quote is from a privacy-while-renting source and does not mention right of entry, so it does not establish that the 'documented position on the right of entry' states this.

Unsupported: documented position on the right of entry

What it rested on
The Privacy Act covers organisations that earn more than $3 million a year, which may include your landlord’s real estate agent.

The documented position on the right of entry states that a landlord's real estate agent may be one of the organisations that earn more than $3 million a year and are covered by the Privacy Act.

Refused: The quote states the Privacy Act may cover a landlord's real estate agent, but it does not say this is a position on the right of entry.

Unsupported: documented position on the right of entry

What it rested on
The Privacy Act covers organisations that earn more than $3 million a year, which may include your landlord’s real estate agent.

The right of entry makes it an offence for a Victorian landlord or agent to disclose a renter's personal information without the renter's consent.

Refused: The quote states an offence for unauthorised disclosure but does not link it to the right of entry.

Unsupported: The right of entry makes it an offence

What it rested on
It is an offence to disclose your information without your consent.

Rights of entry are dealt with in sections 85 to 91A of the Residential Tenancies Act 1997.

Refused: The quote states sections 85–91A concern rights of entry but does not specify they are from the Residential Tenancies Act 1997.

Unsupported: Residential Tenancies Act 1997

What it rested on
Sections 85–91A – Rights of entry.

The right of entry to a rooming house room is dealt with at section 136 of the Residential Tenancies Act 1997.

Refused: The quote names only 'Section 136 – Access to room' but does not state the Residential Tenancies Act 1997, so the specific statutory attribution is overreach.

Unsupported: of the Residential Tenancies Act 1997

What it rested on
Section 136 – Access to room