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Residential Tenancies
The Tenancy Unit within Consumer and Business Affairs provides services to tenants and landlords/agent of residential properties in the Northern Territory. The legislative responsibilities of tenants and landlords are outlined in the Residential Tenancies Act
The landlord/tenant relationship is usually harmonious but difficulties do arise, and sometimes landlords and tenants have different ideas of their respective rights and responsibilities.
For general advice about residential tenancies you can access the following information:
Legislation
You should be aware that Consumer and Business Affairs will be able to issue Infringement Notices for breaches of legislation as of 1 September 2006.
Tenancy Topics
- Tenancy Topics 2008
- Tenancy Topics 2007
- Tenancy Topics 2006 February
- Tenancy Topics 2006 November
- Tenancy Topics 2005 March
- Tenancy Topics 2005 May
Booklet
A Guide to Renting in the Northern Territory
Fact Sheets
- Unclaimed Residential Tenancy Bonds
- Sharing a property
- What Tenants Should Know About Renting
- Resolving Common Tenancy Disputes
- Applications to the Commissioner of Tenancies
- Repairs
- Bonds & Security Deposits
- Breaking a Tenancy Lease Early
- Rent Bidding
- Boarders, Lodgers and Sub Tenants
- Abandoned Goods
Forms
- RT01 - Application to the Commissioner
- RT02 - Declare Rent is Excessive
- RT02a - Decleration to Justifying Rent
- RT03 - Notice to Remedy Unpaid Rent
- RT04a - Notice to Remedy Breach by Tenant
- RT04b - Notice to Remedy Breach by Landlord
- RT05 - Notice by Landlord to Terminate
- RT06 - Notice by Tenant to Terminate
- RT07 - Withdrawal of Termination Notice
- RT08 - Intention to Retain Deposit & Stat Dec
- RT09 - Notice of Entry by Landlord
- RT10 - Notice of Rent or Bond Increase
- RT11 - Notice of Storage of Goods
- RT12 - Unclaimed Tenancy Bond Claim Form
Determinations
Selected Determinations (Orders) of the Delegate of the Commissioner of Tenancies are listed below for the years 2002 to 2005. A search by key word function allows selected Determinations of interest to be readily accessed. Selected Determinations from 2006 on are available on a national database of legal cases from the link: http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/#nt
