TENANT INFORMATION GUIDE FOR TENANTS (VIC) | Page 30

Renting a home

When you want to end the tenancy, you are advised to use the
‘Notice to Landlord of Rented Premises’ form available from
Consumer Affairs Victoria.
When you want to end the tenancy
You are advised to use the ‘Notice to
Landlord of Rented Premises’ form
available from Consumer Affairs Victoria.
You must give your landlord the correct
amount of written notice.

Remember:
In cases of severe hardship,
you can apply directly to the
Victorian Civil and
Administrative Tribunal (VCAT)
to reduce the fixed-term tenancy.

Your notice of intention to vacate must:
• be in writing
• be signed by you or your
representative
• give a reason, if applicable
> see Table 3: Reasons you can give
your landlord for vacating, and
minimum notice required on page 31
• give the date you plan to leave, taking
into account the amount of time
required under notice periods.

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Delivering a notice of intention to vacate
can be done by:
• personally delivering it to your landlord
• leaving it for your landlord at their
residence or business with a person
apparently over the age of 16 and
apparently living or employed there
• giving it to an authorised officer of the
corporation employed at its registered
office, if your landlord is a corporation
• posting it to your landlord at their
residence or business or, if your
landlord is a corporation, posting it to
the corporation’s registered Victorian
address.
It is a good idea to use registered post
so there is proof of when and where the
notice was sent.
Ending an agreement before you move in
You can end an agreement before you
move into the property if the property is:
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not vacant
not in good repair
totally destroyed
partly destroyed and unsafe
unfit for human habitation
not legally available as a residence
not available for occupation.