Victorian Numbered Acts

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES AMENDMENT ACT 2018 (NO. 45 OF 2018) - SECT 1

The main purposes of this Act are—

        (a)     to amend the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 —

              (i)     to change terminology used under the Act in respect of landlords, rooming house owners, tenants and tenancy agreements; and

              (ii)     to make further provision about notices to vacate and notices of intention to vacate; and

              (iii)     to prohibit false, misleading or deceptive representations about premises and misleading or deceptive inducements to enter residential rental agreements by residential rental providers or the providers' agents; and

              (iv)     to amend provisions relating to modifications of premises, bonds and payment of rent; and

              (v)     to provide for fixed term rooming house agreements; and

              (vi)     to provide for a rental non-compliance register of residential rental providers and their agents; and

              (vii)     to provide renters certain protections against unlawful discrimination; and

              (viii)     to provide for the circumstances under which a renter is permitted to keep a pet at rented premises; and

              (ix)     to require a residential rental provider to provide and maintain premises that meet certain rental minimum standards; and

              (x)     to provide for compensation to be payable on the closure of caravan parks and Part 4A parks, as determined by the Tribunal; and

              (xi)     to provide for a civil pecuniary penalty regime in respect of certain offences under that Act; and

              (xii)     to provide further protections in relation to family violence; and

              (xiii)     to make other amendments relating to the operation of that Act; and

        (b)     to make consequential amendments to that Act and various other Acts.