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Renting a home
Reasons and minimum notice periods
Under certain conditions, a landlord can legally end a fixed term or periodic
tenancy agreement.
Table 1 (below) shows the reasons a landlord may end a tenancy before the end of
the tenancy agreement.
Table 1: Reasons your landlord can ask you to vacate before the tenancy agreement
ends, and minimum notice required
Reason your landlord can ask you to vacate before the tenancy
agreement ends
Minimum notice
required1
Damage is maliciously caused to the premises or common areas by
you or your visitor.
Immediate notice
You or your visitor put neighbours in danger.
Immediate notice
If the premises are:
Immediate notice
• totally destroyed
• partly destroyed and unsafe
• unfit to live in.
You owe at least 14 days’ rent.
14 days
You have breached a VCAT compliance order or compensation order.
14 days
You have already been given two ‘Breach of Duty’ notices and the
same breach occurs.
14 days
The premises are being used for illegal purposes.
14 days
Other tenants sub-let from you without the landlord’s consent.
14 days
You did not pay the bond as agreed.
14 days
You have a child living at the premises when the agreement does not
allow children.
14 days
The landlord is a government housing authority and you misled the
authority so you could be accepted as a tenant.
14 days
You have engaged in a drug-related activity in public housing.
14 days
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Allow extra time when mailing. Check Calculating minimum notice periods on page 32 to calculate the extra
time correctly.