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.