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Residential tenancy law in the Australian Capital Territory

How renting works in the ACT under the Residential Tenancies Act 1997, including the prescribed amount limit on rent increases, notice periods to vacate, bonds held by the ACT Rental Bonds Office, pets and ACAT disputes.

Checked against official sources on 8 Nov 2026. General information, not legal advice. No lawyer or solicitor has reviewed this page.

Overview

Renting in the Australian Capital Territory is governed by the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 (ACT). The Act writes a set of standard residential tenancy terms into every residential tenancy agreement, and it limits how much the rent can rise by reference to the rents component of the Consumer Price Index for Canberra. The ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal (ACAT) decides disputes, the Rental Bonds Office within the ACT Revenue Office holds bonds, and the ACT Government publishes The Renting Book, a plain-English guide whose current edition is dated January 2026. A landlord must give you a copy of The Renting Book, or tell you where to find it, before the tenancy starts.

The ACT removed no-cause terminations from 1 April 2023. A lessor must now rely on a ground set out in the Act, and each ground carries its own notice period. For a periodic tenancy that is eight weeks to sell the property or to move in, twelve weeks for major renovations or repairs, and twenty-six weeks to use the property for something other than a home. For several other grounds the lessor must apply to ACAT rather than relying on a notice alone. Tenants can leave a periodic tenancy on three weeks' notice, and can leave earlier once a lessor has given them a notice to vacate on one of those grounds.

This page explains how an ACT tenancy runs: the standard terms, the prescribed amount for rent increases, how bonds are lodged and refunded, what to do about repairs, how the pet rules work, and how ACAT deals with a dispute. It is general information about ACT law, not legal advice about your tenancy. If you have received a notice to vacate or a rent increase you think is too high, get help from a Canberra tenancy service early: a tenant's application to ACAT to review a rent increase has to be made at least two weeks before the increase is due to start.

Who this is for

  • You rent a home in Canberra or elsewhere in the ACT under a residential tenancy agreement
  • You have been given a notice to vacate and want to know whether the ground and notice period are right
  • Your rent increase looks larger than the prescribed amount tied to the Canberra rents CPI
  • The Rental Bonds Office has told you your landlord is claiming part of your bond, and you have 14 days to respond
  • You want to keep a pet and your agreement requires the landlord's consent
  • Repairs are not being done and you are considering an ACAT application
  • You live under an occupancy agreement rather than a tenancy and are unsure of your rights
  • You rent public housing, community housing or subsidised accommodation and have received a notice on one of the special social housing grounds
LegislationShow
Courts and tribunalsShow
  • ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal (ACAT) - rental disputes

    Decides ACT tenancy and occupancy disputes: bond disputes referred by the Rental Bonds Office, repairs, compensation, applications to approve or review a rent increase, applications about pets, and termination and possession orders.

  • ACAT - rent increases

    The ACAT stream for rent increase applications. A lessor must apply for approval of an increase above the prescribed amount that the tenant has not agreed to, and a tenant can apply for review of a proposed increase at least two weeks before it is due to start.

  • Rental Bonds Office, ACT Revenue Office

    Receives ACT rental bond lodgements from lessors, agents or tenants (the Act calls it the Office of Rental Bonds), processes refunds, gives anyone who did not sign a refund request 14 days to agree or dispute it, and refers disputed claims to ACAT.

  • Access Canberra

    Licenses and regulates real estate agents under the Agents Act 2003 and takes complaints from tenants or landlords about the agent who manages their property. The Renting Book itself is published by the ACT Government's Justice and Community Safety Directorate.

  • ACT Magistrates Court

    ACAT does not enforce its own orders. A money order is registered and enforced through the courts, usually the ACT Magistrates Court, which also makes family violence and personal protection orders that can affect a tenancy.

ProcessShow

  1. 01Starting the tenancy

    You sign an agreement that automatically includes the standard residential tenancy terms. The bond, capped at four weeks' rent, must be lodged with the Rental Bonds Office. The lessor must give you the condition report no later than the day after you move in; check it, note anything you disagree with and return a signed copy within two weeks. If you do not return it, the lessor's report can be used as evidence of the property's condition. Photograph everything when you move in.

    Typical timeframe: Condition report back within 2 weeks

  2. 02During the tenancy

    Rent is paid as agreed and the lessor must maintain the premises. If your agreement requires consent for a pet, you make the request in writing, and the lessor is taken to consent unless they apply to ACAT within 14 days of receiving it. Access requires the right notice and a permitted reason.

    Typical timeframe: Ongoing

  3. 03Notices to remedy and notices of intention to vacate

    If either side breaches the agreement, the other can serve a notice to remedy giving at least two weeks to fix it (for unpaid rent, a lessor's notice gives seven days to pay). A tenant whose lessor does not fix a serious breach can then give at least two weeks' notice of intention to vacate and end the tenancy without an ACAT order.

    Typical timeframe: 2 weeks to remedy, then at least 2 weeks' notice

  4. 04Notice to vacate on a ground

    A lessor must state a ground. For a periodic tenancy the common grounds and notice periods are eight weeks to sell or for the lessor, a relative or someone close to them to move in, twelve weeks for major renovations or repairs, and twenty-six weeks for a change of use. Written evidence such as a contract of sale, statutory declaration, quotes or building plans must accompany the notice, which must be handed to you or left at or posted to your home.

    Typical timeframe: 8 to 26 weeks

  5. 05ACAT application

    If the tenant does not leave, the lessor applies to ACAT for a termination and possession order. Tenants apply to ACAT for repairs, compensation, a rent reduction, or to challenge a rent increase or a notice. ACAT usually lists termination applications for hearing in about 14 days and sends most other rental disputes to a conference within about three to four weeks.

    Typical timeframe: About 2 to 4 weeks to a first listing

  6. 06Hearing and orders

    ACAT may hold a preliminary conference or mediation first. At hearing it can order payment, repairs, a rent reduction, or termination and possession. A termination and possession order can be suspended for up to three weeks. A party who thinks ACAT made an error can appeal within 28 days of the decision.

    Typical timeframe: ACAT reports an average of about 62 days for a rental dispute

  7. 07Bond refund

    After the tenancy ends, the lessor must give you a signed bond refund form within 3 working days, or within 10 working days if they are claiming for damage or for lost keys. Any claim must come with written reasons, and a claim for damage or lost keys must include an estimate of the cost. If a refund request you did not sign is lodged, the Rental Bonds Office sends you a notice and you have 14 days to agree or dispute it. A disputed claim is referred to ACAT for decision.

    Typical timeframe: 14 days to respond to a bond refund notice

Parties

  • Tenant

    The person named on the residential tenancy agreement. Co-tenants are jointly and severally liable for rent and damage.

  • Lessor

    The owner granting the tenancy, called the lessor in the ACT Act, bound by the standard terms and the termination grounds.

  • Agent

    The licensed agency managing the property, which lodges the bond, serves notices and appears at ACAT.

  • Occupant under an occupancy agreement

    A person living in accommodation covered by the occupancy provisions rather than a tenancy, with rights based on the occupancy principles.

  • Community housing provider

    A social or subsidised housing landlord. Where it relies on one of the community housing or subsidised accommodation grounds, ACAT must also decide whether ending the tenancy is reasonable and proportionate.

  • Rental Bonds Office

    The ACT Revenue Office unit (called the Office of Rental Bonds in the Act) that holds the bond and refers disputed claims to ACAT.

Time limits

These are general time limits described in prose. This page does not calculate a deadline for your matter.

  • Rent increase notice and frequency

    At least 8 weeks' written notice. An increase can only take effect at least 12 months after the tenancy started or the last increase took effect, including when you sign a consecutive agreement

    Source: Residential Tenancies Act 1997 (ACT) s 64AAA and sch 1 cl 38; ACT Government, rent increases

  • Rent increase above the prescribed amount

    Presumed excessive. The lessor needs the tenant's written agreement or ACAT approval; the prescribed amount is 110 per cent of the rise in the rents component of the Canberra Consumer Price Index since the last rent increase notice or the start of the tenancy. For a fixed-term agreement made before 10 December 2024, the rent cannot go up during the fixed term unless the agreement sets out the increase or how to work it out

    Source: Residential Tenancies Act 1997 (ACT) ss 64A, 64B and 68; Residential Tenancies Regulation 1998 (ACT) s 5A; ACT Government, rent increases; The Renting Book (January 2026)

  • Tenant asking ACAT to review a rent increase

    Apply at least 2 weeks before the day the increase is due to start; ACAT can hear a late application only in special circumstances. While the application is undecided the increase does not take effect unless ACAT allows it

    Source: Residential Tenancies Act 1997 (ACT) ss 64C, 65 and 66; ACAT, rent increases

  • Notice to vacate - sale, or the lessor, a relative or someone close to them moving in (periodic tenancies only)

    8 weeks' notice with written evidence such as a statutory declaration or contract of sale

    Source: Residential Tenancies Act 1997 (ACT) sch 1 cl 96; ACT Government, ending a tenancy for landlords

  • Notice to vacate - major renovation or repairs (periodic tenancies only)

    12 weeks' notice with written evidence such as quotes or building plans

    Source: Residential Tenancies Act 1997 (ACT) sch 1 cl 96; ACT Government, ending a tenancy for landlords

  • Notice to vacate - using the property for something other than a home (periodic tenancies only)

    26 weeks' notice with written evidence such as a business plan or statutory declaration

    Source: Residential Tenancies Act 1997 (ACT) sch 1 cl 96; ACT Government, ending a tenancy for landlords

  • Tenant ending a tenancy

    At least 3 weeks' written notice to end a periodic tenancy, or to end a fixed term on or after its end date. If the lessor has given you a notice to vacate to sell, move in, renovate or change the use of the property, you can leave earlier with at least 2 weeks' notice, or at least 4 days' notice in the last 2 weeks of the lessor's notice period

    Source: Residential Tenancies Act 1997 (ACT) sch 1 cls 88, 89 and 97; ACT Government, ending a tenancy

  • Bond

    Maximum 4 weeks' rent. A private lessor must lodge it within 2 weeks, and an agent within 4 weeks, of receiving it or the tenancy starting, whichever is later. At the end, anyone who did not sign a refund request has 14 days to agree or dispute it, and a dispute is referred to ACAT

    Source: Residential Tenancies Act 1997 (ACT) sch 1 cls 16 and 20; ACT Revenue Office, how to lodge a bond and bond refunds for tenants

Costs and helpShow

ACT tenancy disputes are relatively inexpensive to run. From 1 July 2026 the ACAT application fee for an individual in a rental dispute is $93 where $3,000 or less (or no amount) is in dispute, $195 where $3,000 to $15,000 is in dispute, and $707 above $15,000, under the Court Procedures (Fees) Determination 2026; corporations pay more. You do not pay ACAT fees if you are the primary holder of a Health Care Card, Low Income Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card, or are represented by Legal Aid ACT, Canberra Community Law or certain other listed legal services, and a fee can be waived or deferred if paying it would cause hardship. A bond dispute is referred to ACAT by the Rental Bonds Office, and a fee applies only if a party claims more than the bond or a tenant counterclaims. You do not need a lawyer at ACAT, and generally ACAT cannot order one side to pay the other's legal costs. Free help is available from Legal Aid ACT's tenancy service for private renters, from Canberra Community Law for public and community housing tenants, and from financial counsellors where rent arrears are part of a wider debt problem.

Legal Aid ACT

Runs the ACT's free and confidential tenancy legal service for renters (1300 402 512, tas@legalaidact.org.au). It is not means-tested, helps with bond disputes, evictions, rent arrears, repairs, rent increases and occupancy agreements, and may represent you at ACAT where appropriate. It does not help landlords or public housing tenants; public housing tenants can contact Canberra Community Law.

  • Canberra Community Law

    Community legal centre whose Housing Law service gives free legal help to public housing and community housing tenants, people in crisis accommodation, and occupants under occupancy agreements such as caravan parks, hostels and boarding houses, on (02) 6218 7900, with a public housing duty lawyer at ACAT on Thursday mornings.

  • The Renting Book - ACT Government

    The official plain-English guide to renting in the ACT (current edition January 2026), including the standard terms that apply to every agreement.

  • ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal

    How to apply, what orders ACAT can make in a rental dispute, and fee exemptions and waivers.

  • ACT Revenue Office - rental bonds

    Bond lodgement, refunds and what happens when a bond claim is disputed.

Where to get help

Practical guidanceShow

How does the ACT limit rent increases?

Rent increases in the ACT are tied to a formula. An increase is presumed excessive if it is more than the prescribed amount, which is 110 per cent of the increase in the rents component of the Consumer Price Index for Canberra since the last rent increase notice or, if there has been none, since the tenancy began. If Canberra rents in the CPI rose by 2 per cent over that period, an increase of up to 2.2 per cent is within the prescribed amount; if they did not rise, no increase is allowed without your agreement or ACAT approval. A lessor who wants more must tell you the increase is above the prescribed amount and get your written agreement or an ACAT order, and cannot end your tenancy because you refuse. You must get at least eight weeks' written notice, and an increase can only take effect 12 months after the tenancy started or the last increase took effect, even if you sign a new agreement. If you want ACAT to review an increase, apply at least two weeks before it is due to start. If you have a fixed-term agreement made before 10 December 2024, the rent can go up during the fixed term only if the agreement sets out the increase or how to work it out. The Renting Book sets out the formula with a worked example.

On what grounds can an ACT lessor ask you to leave?

No-cause terminations ended in the ACT on 1 April 2023. A notice to vacate must state a ground from the Act, and the notice period depends on the ground. For a periodic tenancy, selling the property requires eight weeks' notice plus evidence such as a contract of sale or statutory declaration; the lessor, a relative or someone close to them moving in also requires eight weeks; major renovations or repairs that cannot be done with you living there require twelve weeks and evidence such as quotes or plans; and using the property for something other than a home, such as a business, requires twenty-six weeks. These four grounds cannot end a fixed term early. If your agreement contains a posting clause, a lessor posted to the ACT for work can give eight weeks' notice with evidence of the posting; for agreements made on or after 12 October 2025 this also covers the lessor's domestic partner. For grounds such as hardship, threats or a successor in title, the lessor must apply to ACAT. A notice to vacate must be handed to you or left at or posted to your home, not just emailed, and it does not end the tenancy by itself: if you do not leave, the lessor needs a termination and possession order from ACAT. If you think the notice is payback for asserting your rights, you can ask ACAT to disallow it before the vacate date.

How do ACT bonds work?

The bond cannot be more than four weeks' rent, you cannot be asked to add to it later, and it is an offence for a lessor or agent to keep it rather than lodge it with the Rental Bonds Office in the ACT Revenue Office. A private lessor must lodge it within two weeks, and an agent within four weeks, of receiving it or the tenancy starting, whichever is later. If you and the lessor agree, you can lodge it yourself online. Make sure you get a receipt. Only the people who actually paid towards the bond should be listed, and a refund in unequal shares needs a signed statement from all the tenants. After the tenancy ends, the lessor must give you a signed bond refund form within 3 working days, or within 10 working days if they are claiming for damage or for lost keys. Any claim must come with written reasons, and a claim for damage or lost keys must include an estimate of the cost. Do not sign a form you disagree with. When a refund request is lodged, anyone who did not sign it is sent a notice and has 14 days to agree or dispute it, and a dispute is referred to ACAT. Keep your contact details up to date with the Rental Bonds Office, because missing that notice can mean the lessor's claim is paid out. The condition report and dated photographs usually decide the outcome.

What are the pet rules in the ACT?

A lessor cannot include a term that bans pets outright. Your agreement may, however, require you to get the lessor's written consent, so read the clause about keeping animals on the premises. If your agreement does not require consent, you can get a pet without asking. If consent is required, put the request in writing (an email or text message is enough) and be specific about the animal, how many, and how you will manage cleaning and any damage. The lessor can agree, or agree with reasonable conditions about the number of animals or about cleaning and maintenance. To refuse, or to impose any other condition, the lessor must apply to ACAT within 14 days of receiving your request; if they do not, they are taken to have consented. ACAT can approve a refusal on grounds such as the property being unsuitable, unreasonable damage, a health or safety risk, significant hardship to the lessor, or the pet being against the law. If you think a condition is unreasonable, you can apply to ACAT. A lessor cannot ask for extra bond or extra inspections because of a pet, but you are responsible for damage it causes. In a unit you may also need owners corporation consent. Keep proof of when your request was received.

What can you do about repairs in the ACT?

The standard terms require the lessor to keep the premises in a reasonable state of repair, and the property must meet minimum housing standards such as the ceiling insulation standard. Report every problem in writing and keep a copy; if you do not report a problem and it gets worse, you may share the blame. Urgent repairs include a burst water service, a blocked or broken toilet, a gas leak, a dangerous electrical fault, a serious roof leak, storm or fire damage, a failure of gas, electricity or water, and a breakdown of hot water, cooking, heating, cooling or laundry services. The lessor must fix them as soon as necessary. If the lessor cannot be contacted or does not act within a reasonable time, you can arrange the work up to 5 per cent of a year's rent, first using the tradesperson named in your agreement; follow these steps strictly or you may have to pay. Non-urgent repairs must be done within 4 weeks of being reported unless you agree otherwise. If they are not, serve a notice to remedy giving at least two weeks. You can then apply to ACAT for an order that the work be done, for compensation or a rent reduction, or, if the breach is serious enough, end the tenancy with at least two weeks' notice. Do not withhold rent.

What happens at ACAT and how long can you stay?

Applications to end a tenancy are usually listed for a short hearing in about two weeks. Most other rental disputes go first to a preliminary conference, usually within three to four weeks, where an agreed outcome can be made into an order. At a hearing, bring a short chronology and a numbered bundle in date order (the agreement, the condition report, the notice in question, the rent ledger, your written requests and the replies, and printed photographs) with copies for the member and the other side. If ACAT decides to end your tenancy, it can make the termination and possession order take effect on the day of the hearing or suspend it for up to three weeks, but no longer, weighing your circumstances against the lessor's. In a rent arrears case ACAT can instead make a payment order if you are likely to keep to it. If a termination order is made and you do not move out, the lessor can apply for a warrant for eviction, which is carried out by the Australian Federal Police. Where Housing ACT, a community housing provider or a subsidised accommodation landlord relies on one of the special social housing grounds in the Act, ACAT must also consider whether ending the tenancy is reasonable and proportionate, including the risk of prolonged homelessness. A party can appeal an ACAT decision within 28 days.

Are you a tenant or an occupant?

Not everyone who pays to live somewhere is a tenant. An occupancy agreement covers arrangements such as on-campus student accommodation, renting a room in a home where the owner also lives, a bed or room in a boarding house or similar building with shared facilities or services where the agreement says it is an occupancy agreement, some crisis accommodation, club accommodation and residential parks. Occupants are covered by the occupancy principles in the Act rather than the full standard tenancy terms. Under those principles the premises must be reasonably clean, in reasonable repair and reasonably secure; the agreement must be in writing if it runs for more than six weeks; rules, fees and penalties must be set out and be reasonable and proportionate, with eight weeks' written notice before they change; you are entitled to quiet enjoyment; the grantor can enter only as the agreement allows, with reasonable notice; and the agreement can be ended only by agreement, on notice in the reasonable circumstances the agreement states, or for a breach serious enough to justify it. A security deposit is treated like a bond. Occupants can apply to ACAT. Someone who is neither a tenant nor an occupant may be a licensee with no rights under tenancy or occupancy law, so if you are not sure which kind of agreement you have, ask a tenancy service before you act on any notice.

Checklist

  • Your residential tenancy or occupancy agreement
  • The condition report, completed, signed and returned
  • Move-in and move-out photographs and video, dated
  • Your bond receipt from the Rental Bonds Office, and any bond refund notice it sends you
  • Rent ledger or bank statements
  • Any notice to vacate, with the evidence the lessor attached to it
  • The rent increase notice and the date of the previous increase
  • Canberra rents CPI figures relevant to the prescribed amount
  • Your written pet request and proof of the date the lessor received it
  • Written repair requests, notices to remedy, quotes and invoices
  • Your ACAT application and any orders already made

Common questions

How much can my rent go up in the ACT?

An increase above the prescribed amount is presumed excessive. The prescribed amount is 110 per cent of the rise in the rents component of the Canberra Consumer Price Index since the last increase notice or since the tenancy started. A lessor who wants more must tell you, and get your written agreement or ACAT approval. You must get at least eight weeks' written notice, and an increase can only take effect 12 months after the tenancy started or the last increase took effect. To ask ACAT to review an increase, apply at least two weeks before it is due to start. If you have a fixed-term agreement made before 10 December 2024, the rent can go up during the fixed term only if the agreement sets out the increase or how to work it out.

Can my landlord end my ACT tenancy without a reason?

No. Since 1 April 2023 a notice to vacate must state a ground from the Act and give the notice period for that ground. For a periodic tenancy that is eight weeks to sell or for the lessor or someone close to them to move in, twelve weeks for major renovations, and twenty-six weeks for a change of use, with written evidence attached. Those grounds cannot end a fixed term early. For several other grounds, such as hardship, the lessor must apply to ACAT. A lessor cannot end your tenancy because you refused a rent increase.

How much notice do I have to give to move out?

At least three weeks' written notice to end a periodic tenancy, or to end a fixed term on or after its end date. If your lessor has given you a notice to vacate to sell, move in, renovate or change the use of the property, you can leave earlier with at least two weeks' notice, or with at least four days' notice in the last two weeks of their notice period. If you or your dependent child are experiencing domestic or family violence, you can end the tenancy with a family violence termination notice and one supporting document, leaving on the date you choose without a break lease fee.

What is the maximum bond in the ACT?

Four weeks' rent, and you cannot be asked to add to it later. It must be lodged with the Rental Bonds Office in the ACT Revenue Office, within two weeks by a private lessor or four weeks by an agent, and it is an offence to keep it. If you both agree you can lodge it yourself online. At the end of the tenancy, if a refund request you did not sign is lodged, you are sent a notice and have 14 days to agree or dispute it, and a dispute is referred to ACAT.

Can my landlord say no to a pet?

Not outright. A term banning pets is not allowed, and if your agreement does not require consent you can simply get a pet. If it does, ask in writing and be specific. The lessor can agree, with reasonable conditions about the number of animals or cleaning and maintenance. To refuse or impose any other condition, the lessor must apply to ACAT within 14 days of receiving your request, or they are taken to have consented. They cannot ask for extra bond because of a pet.

How long can ACAT give me to move out?

If ACAT makes a termination and possession order it can end the tenancy on the day of the hearing or suspend the order for up to three weeks; it cannot suspend it for longer. In deciding, ACAT weighs your circumstances against the lessor's. If you do not move out after the order, the lessor can apply for a warrant for eviction, which is carried out by the Australian Federal Police.

What is an occupancy agreement and how is it different?

It covers people living in accommodation that is not a residential tenancy, such as on-campus student accommodation, a room in the owner's own home, a bed or room in a boarding house with shared facilities, some crisis accommodation and residential parks. Occupants are protected by the occupancy principles rather than the full standard tenancy terms: reasonably clean, secure premises in reasonable repair, written rules and fees with notice of changes, quiet enjoyment, entry only as the agreement allows, and ending the agreement only in the ways the Act permits. Occupants can also apply to ACAT.

Do social housing tenants have extra protection in the ACT?

On some grounds, yes. Where Housing ACT, a community housing provider or a subsidised accommodation landlord gives you a notice to vacate on one of the special social housing grounds in the Act (for example, the owner needs the property back, you are no longer eligible for housing assistance, or you refused a transfer to another public housing property), and you do not leave, ACAT must consider whether ending the tenancy is reasonable and proportionate. It weighs matters such as the history of the tenancy, the landlord's role in providing public or subsidised housing, the efficient management of that housing, the financial impact on the landlord, how each side has behaved, and your hardship, including difficulty finding somewhere else, any risk of prolonged homelessness and the effect on your health. On most of these grounds you can also leave early with at least two weeks' notice, or at least four days' notice in the last two weeks. Public housing and community housing tenants can contact Canberra Community Law.

Sources

  1. Residential Tenancies Act 1997 (ACT), ACT Legislation Register (republication R84, effective 26 November 2025) (accessed 8 Nov 2026)
  2. ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2008 (ACT) (accessed 8 Nov 2026)
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