Letting your landlord know you are going to move out
If you are going to move from one rental property to another, you need to let the owner of your current home know that you plan to move. This includes if your home is a Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) or Supported Independent Living (SIL) home. In an SDA home, your SDA provider is usually your landlord; in a SIL home, your SIL provider is usually your landlord.If you plan to move out at the end date of your Residential Tenancy Agreement, or SDA Residency Agreement, just let your landlord know that you don't want to renew your current agreement. If you want to move out before the end date of your agreement, you have to let your landlord know ahead of time. This is called "giving notice", and what you are planning to do is called "breaking your lease". The reasons why you can or can't break your lease, and the minimum amount of notice you have to give your landlord can be different, depending on the state or territory you live in, and in some cases, the type of home you live in. The minimum notice you have to give will usually be in your tenancy agreement – you have to give at least 2 weeks notice, and in some cases at least 4 weeks.
Moving out for your safety
If you need to move because you are escaping domestic violence, or because your current home is unsafe, you don't have to give notice.More information about moving out
Consumer Affairs Victoria have some good information on their website about moving out of a rental property, including a form you can use to let your landlord know you want to move out.Most states and territories have an organisation you can talk to about what you need to do if you want to move out of a rental property:Australian Capital Territory
Tenancy Advice Service ACT (Legal Aid ACT) – www.legalaidact.org.au/publication/ending-a-tenancybreaking-a-lease – Phone: 1300 402 512New South Wales
Tenants’ Union of NSW – www.tenants.org.au/factsheet-how-do-i-end-my-tenancy – Phone: (02) 8117 3700Northern Territory
Tenants’ Advice Service (Darwin Community Legal Service) – www.dcls.org.au/ending-your-tenancy – Phone: (08) 8982 1111Queensland
Tenants Queensland – tenantsqld.org.au/factsheets/you-want-to-leave/ – Phone: 1300 744 263South Australia
RentRight SA (SYC) – www.syc.net.au/services/housing-homelessness-support/rentright-sa – Phone: 1800 060 462Tasmania
Tenants’ Union of Tasmania – tutas.org.au/factsheet/leaving-leases-early – Phone: 1300 652 641Victoria
Tenants Victoria – tenantsvic.org.au/explore-topics/ending-your-tenancy/ending-or-breaking-your-lease/private-rental – Phone: (03) 9416 2577Browse Resources
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