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Housing, property and land

Newsletters for residential tenancies

On this page: 

E-bulletins 
Quick tips
Branch updates

You can subscribe to any or all of these newsletters.  Newsletters can either be emailed or faxed to you.

E-bulletins

These bulletins provide comprehensive information about the rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants in residential tenancies. 

• Claiming costs from a broken lease agreement (PDF 24KB) 
• Charging for water (PDF 87KB) 
• The tenancies branch compliance program (PDF 23KB) 
• Security bond lodgements (PDF 20KB) 
• Reclaiming possession of a rental property (PDF 31KB) 
• Rent payments (PDF 26KB) 
• Right of entry (PDF 23KB) 
• Security bond refunds (PDF 25KB)   
• Lodging bonds by direct debit (PDF 16KB) 
• Rent collection agencies (PDF 171KB) 
• Lease agreement terms inconsistent with the Residential Tenancies Act 1995 (PDF 36KB) 

For an alternative version of these documents contact Consumer and Business Services (Tenancies Branch).

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Quick tips

These provide brief information on issues of interest relating to residential tenancies.

• Increasing the rent during a fixed term agreement (PDF 80KB) 
• About claiming bonds (PDF 225KB) 
• Issuing bond receipts (PDF 81KB) 
• About digital TV antennae (PDF 36KB) 
• About bond refund disputes (PDF 36KB)

For an alternative version of these documents contact Consumer and Business Services (Tenancies Branch). 

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Branch updates

These are updates relating to procedures of the Tenancies Branch.

• Announcement about changes to the department's name, phone number and Tribunal fees (PDF 62KB)  
• Residential Tenancies Tribunal application fee (PDF 156KB) (operational update)
• Bond refund cheques (operational update) (PDF 155KB)
• Tenancies Online (PDF 18KB)

For an alternative version of these documents contact Consumer and Business Services (Tenancies Branch). 

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