Updated for the May 2025 NSW reforms

Know what they can do. Send the letter that says so.

Straight answers about renting in NSW and Queensland, each one cited to the Act. Free to ask. $9.90 when you need the letter.

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2 free questions a day, or 5 with a free account. Add your lease as a PDF for answers about your agreement.

First — which state or territory are you renting in?

Every answer cites the section of the Act it comes from. RentFair covers New South Wales and Queensland. Your chat and any lease you attach stay in this session only — nothing is saved.

What's going on with your rental?

Pick your situation. Each one starts with the law, then gives you the next step.

Got a notice

s 41 · s 84

Rent increase or eviction

A rent increase needs 60 days' written notice, at most once a year. An eviction notice now needs a lawful reason.

Check a notice

Living there

s 62 · s 63 · s 64

Repairs not done

Your landlord must keep the place in reasonable repair. Urgent repairs have a fast track — and up to $1,000 back if you arrange them.

Write a repair request

Leaving early

s 107

Break a lease

On a fixed term of 3 years or less, the break fee is set by law: 4, 3, 2 or 1 weeks' rent depending on how far through you are.

Work out the fee

Moving out

s 159

Get your bond back

Fair wear and tear isn't damage. Don't agree to a claim you dispute — send a letter with your condition report instead.

Write a bond letter

Before you sign

Lease review

Check the lease

A lease can't take away a right the Act gives you. Find the clauses worth questioning before you commit.

Check my lease

Dispute

Tribunal

Prepare for NCAT

Your evidence, a timeline and the orders to ask for, organised into one pack. You still tell your own story.

See NCAT prep

Cited, not guessed

Every answer names the section of the Act it relies on. If the Act doesn't cover it, we say so.

A letter you can send

Repairs, rent increases, bond claims and more. Copy it, edit it, send it — you stay the author.

Real people when it counts

Termination, domestic violence or a hearing tomorrow? We point you to Tenants' Union NSW or NSW Fair Trading.