New South Wales
Let or lease a residential rental property in New South Wales with these downloadable Residential Tenancy Forms.
Protect and manage your residential rental property with these downloadable New South Wales Residential Tenancy Forms and Lease Agreement templates. Fully editable and reusable, these leases and tenancy forms are suitable for many common residential rental situations throughout NSW.
Designed for landlords, property managers and tenants, these easy-to-use forms help ensure your tenancy arrangements comply with State legislation and regulations.
Whether you are renting out a house, flat, student accommodation or rooming property, these professionally prepared tenancy forms make it easier to create clear rental agreements, manage rental bonds, provide required notices and document important landlord-tenant matters.
NSW Residential Tenancy Templates include:
- Residential tenancy agreements for houses and flats
- Lease agreements for detached homes and investment properties
- Student housing and rooming house occupancy agreements
- Rental bond forms and supporting documents
- Entry notices, breach notices and termination notices
- Landlord and tenant statutory notices
- Property condition and inspection forms
- Forms designed to support compliance with NSW legislation
These downloadable tenancy templates are ideal for:
- Private landlords
- Letting managers
- Real estate professionals
- Tenants.
Why Use Our New South Wales Residential Tenancy Agreements and Lease Forms?
A properly prepared tenancy agreement helps reduce misunderstandings and disputes between landlords and tenants. Written lease agreements clearly outline:
- Rent amounts and payment terms
- Bond requirements
- Maintenance responsibilities
- Occupancy conditions
- Notice periods
- Rights and obligations of each party
Using professionally drafted tenancy forms for New South Wales can help landlords maintain accurate records while helping tenants understand their legal rights and responsibilities.
Benefits of These NSW Residential Lease Templates
- Instant digital download
- Fully editable forms
- Easy to customise for different rental situations
- Affordable alternative to expensive legal drafting
- Suitable for many residential tenancy arrangements in New South Wales
- Helps landlords and tenants document important legal terms
- Updated as necessary when legislation and regulations change
- Reusable templates for ongoing property management
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. What laws are in place in NSW to protect the rights of landlords and tenants?
A. The Residential Tenancies Act 2010 sets out the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants of residential properties. This legislation sets out the legal rights, obligations and responsibilities of landlords and tenants in the following types of tenancy arrangements:
- Private residential tenancies (either written or oral)
- Government-provided public housing (social housing, community housing and Aboriginal Housing)
- Residential park tenancies where the tenant is renting the home and the site it sits on.
The Act does NOT cover:
- Residential park tenancies where the tenant owns the home but rents the site
- Residential aged-care or respite-care homes
- Temporary or holiday accommodation (such as hotels, motels, holiday parks, etc.)
- Hospitals and nursing homes
- Retirement villages
- Any premises primarily used for business purposes, even if it is also used as a residence.
Q. How much can the landlord charge as a rental bond?
A. The bond must not exceed the total amount payable for 4 weeks' rent under the tenancy agreement. Only one bond is payable under the tenancy agreement, regardless of the number of tenants. The landlord is allowed to a holding deposit (holding fee) to hold the premises, but it cannot exceed 1 week's rent.
Q. Can the landlord raise the rent during the term of the tenancy?
A. The landlord cannot increase the rent during the first year of the tenancy. After that, the rent cannot be raised more than once in a 12-month period without endorsement by the Tribunal. The landlord must give the tenant at least 60 days' written notice prior to raising the rent. There is no statutory cap on the amount by which the rent can be raised, except that it cannot be "excessive".
Q. How much notice is a landlord required to give to end a tenancy in New South Wales?
A. It depends on the reason for terminating the tenancy. For instance, if the tenant is in breach of the tenancy agreement the minimum notice period is 14 days. A 30-day notice is required prior to the end of a fixed term tenancy. All notices must be in writing and must state the date on which the tenancy will terminate.
Q. What is the best way to serve a notice on a tenant or a landlord?
A. Personal delivery is the best method. You can also fax it, or post it to any address they have given as an address for serving notices. You cannot give notice verbally or by email or texting.
Q. Does a lease or tenancy agreement need to be in writing to be legally valid?
A. New South Wales law does not require a tenancy agreement tobe in writing. It can be written, oral, or partly written and party oral. However, a written tenancy agreement provides important evidence of the agreed rental terms and can help avoid future disputes.
All agreements, whether written or oral, must comply with the Residential Tenancies Act 2010.
Additional Resources
"Residential tenancy agreements", NSW Government
"Introduction to renting in NSW", Tenants Union of New South Wales
"Renting to a tenant without pre-screening is a recipe for disaster", MegaDox.com
"Get your damage deposit back with this simple move-out checklist", MegaDox.com
New South Wales Notice to Terminate Tenancy Agreement by Landlord / Agent
Give notice to a tenant that their tenancy is terminated with this Notice to Terminate Tenancy Agreement form for New South Wales landlords and agents.
- This Notice form can be used to end a tenancy in accordance with the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 for a variety of reasons:
- to end a fixed term tenancy,
- to terminate a periodic tenancy without cause,
- to end the tenancy upon the sale of the rental premises,
- for non-payment of rent or other charges,
- breach of agreement other than unpaid rent,
- upon the death of the tenant, or
- if the premises are destroyed or have become uninhabita le.
- A Service of Notice form is included to record the details of how it was served on the tenant.
- This is a free PDF form provided by the NSW Government.
New South Wales Notice to Terminate Tenancy Agreement by Tenant
Notify your landlord that you plan to terminate your tenancy and move out with this free Notice to Terminate Tenancy Agreement form for New South Wales.
- This form can be used for ending a tenancy for a variety of reasons, in accordance with the Residential Tenancies Act 2010:
- End of fixed term tenancy
- Termination of periodic tenancy
- Breach of agreement by landlord
- Contravention by landlord of information disclosure requirements
- Rent increase during fixed term tenancy of 2 years or more
- Early termination without compensation to landlord
- Death of a tenant
- A Service of Notice form is included to record the details of how the Notice was served on the landlord.
- This is a free PDF download provided by the NSW Government.
New South Wales Notice of Rent Increase
Give your tenant notice that the rent will increase with this standard Notice of Rent Increase for New South Wales.
What is the purpose of this form?
Under the New South Wales Residential Tenancies Act 2010 - Section 41, a landlord must give a tenant at least 60 days' written notice before raising the rent.
Rent increases are limited to once every 12 months for all types of residential agreements, and cannot be increased during the first 12 months of a new tenancy. There is no set percentage limit, but increases must align with market value.
For older fixed-term tenancy agreements of less than 2 years that began before December 13, 2024, rent increases are only allowed if a specific formula or amount is written into the tenancy agreement.
Who can use this Notice of Rent Increase form?
- The Notice of Rent Increase template can be used by both private landlords and rental property managers in New South Wales.
- The Notice must be served on the tenant at least 60 days before the new rent amount takes effect.
- The Notice can be served by personal delivery, post, or email (provided the tenant has agreed to receive digital notices).
Key Features
- This is the approved fillable PDF form issued by NSW Fair Trading.
- The form includes instructions to help you complete it, and information on the rules for rent increases.
- Information on tenant rights and obligations is also included.
Download the free New South Wales Notice of Rent Increase form for your rental properties.
NSW Residential Tenancy Agreement (standard form 2020)
Rent a house or flat in New South Wales to a tenant with this standard form Residential Tenancy Agreement from fairtrading.nsw.gov.au.
This is the standard form of tenancy agreement that meets all the requirements of the Residential Tenancies Act 2010.
The landlord or landlord's agent must provide the tenant with a copy of the signed Agreement and all attachments, along with 2 printed copies or 1 electronic copy of the completed premises condition report, and a copy of the Tenant Information Statement.
What types of tenancies are covered under this Agreement?
This Residential Tenancy Agreement should be used for both fixed term and periodic (monthly, weekly, bi-weekly) residential tenancies, including those in strata or community scheme properties.
Scope of the Tenancy Agreement
The form contains all of the provisions required by New South Wales landlord-tenant legislation, including:
- payment of rent
- rent increases and reductions
- payment of council rates, land tax, and other assessments
- tenant's use of the premises and restrictions on that use
- obligations and responsibilities of landlord and tenant
- repairs
- sale of the premises
- landlord's access to the rental unit
- privacy restrictions
- alterations and renovations
- locks and security devices
- transfer of tenancy or sub-letting
- rental bond
- smoke alarms
- asbestos insulation
- combustible cladding
- notices
- termination.
Format and Jurisdiction
This Residential Tenancy Agreement form is isued by the New South Wales Government and should only be used within that State.
This form is available as a fillable PDF form, as issued by fairtrading.nsw.gov.au.
