Residential Lease Agreements and Tenancy Forms

VIC landlords, if you let rental units to tenant who are minors (such as students) have a parent or guardian execute this Co-Signer Agreement.

Why do you need to use this Co-Signer Agreement?

The Co-Signer Agreement helps you protect your interests by having the adult responsible for the minor (a parent or guardian) guarantee the renter's obligations under the tenancy agreement, including the payment of rent, cleaning charges, charges for damages, and any other amounts payable by the renter.

Key Provisions

• The Agreement will remain in force throughout the term of the tenancy.
• The rental provider is authorised to check the co-signer's credit.

Using the Form

• The form should be attached as a schedule to the tenancy agreement.
• The Tenancy Co-Signer Agreement template is available in MS Word format.
• This is a downloadable template that is fully customisable and can be reused for multiple rental properties.
• The form is written to comply with the landlord-tenant laws of the State of Victoria, Australia.
• All of our legal templates are drafted by humans, not by AI tools.

THIS FORM IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE.

If your tenants' circumstances require them to break their lease, let them terminate the lease early with this template Agreement for rental units in Victoria.

• This is not an eviction. This Agreement is for situations in which both the landlord and tenant agree to terminate the lease early for specific reasons.
• This form is only for residential tenants. A different form is required for commercial tenancies.
• The tenant agrees to pay the landlord a specified sum as an early buy-out fee.
• Available in MS Word format.
• Intended to be used only in the State of Victoria, Australia.

Get your landlord's consent to sublet your rental premises to a new tenant with this permission form for Victoria leases.

• The sublet is subject to the terms of the original lease.
• The original tenant is still obligated to perform all the tenant obligations under the lease until the expiration of the lease, if the subtenant fails to do so.
• This Landlord's Permission to Sublet form should only be used for residential leases in the State of Victoria, Australia. It is not intended to be used with commercial retail leases.
• The form is a downloadable MS Word document that is easy to fill in and print.

Victoria landlords, download a free copy of the Victoria Renters Guide to distribute to your tenants.

The Residential Tenancies Act 1997 stipulates that rental providers must provide specific information to renters at the outset of the tenancy. This publication covers all the information required by the Act.

Who is this publication for?

The Victoria Renters Guide should be downloaded by private landlords, rental property managers, and any company or entity that leases residential properties to renters.

A copy should be distributed to each new renter prior to the start of the tenancy. The free form is provided in PDF format from Consumer Affairs Victoria.

Download your free copy of the Victoria Renters Guide.

Rent a house or flat in the State of Victoria to a tenant with this statutory Form 1 Residential Rental Agreement.

• This Agreement can be used for a short (less than 5 years) fixed-term lease.
• The Agreement contains all the standard terms required by Victoria law to protect both tenants and landlords.
• Available in MS Word format.
• Click the link to download the statutory form directly from Consumer Affairs Victoria.

• The rental agreement can be used for either a furnished or unfurnished room.
• The tenant pays for telephone charges, prorated water, electricity and gas rates.
• The tenant must abide by the house rules.
• The tenant must keep the room clean, and must not cause damage.
• The tenancy can be by the week, fortnight or month.

VIC tenants, do you share a house or flat with one or more other people? Be sure that everyone understands their obligations with this Shared Tenancy Agreement for Victoria tenancies.

• how rental expenses are to be divided up among the tenants, including rent, security deposit ⁄ bond, long distance telephone and other expenses;
• responsibility for damage and repairs by the flatmate responsible;
• termination by a flatmate;
• what happens if a flatmate defaults in performing their obligations;
• disposal of abandoned property left behind when a flatmate moves out;
• a set of house rules to be followed by all tenants.

Cancel a tenant's lease before the end of the lease term with this Virginia Agreement for Early Termination of Lease form.

• This form is not for evictions. It can only be used when both the landlord and tenant agree to terminate the lease early.
• This Agreement is for residential tenants only. A different form is required for commercial rental properties.
• The tenant must still give the landlord written notice setting out the proposed termination date.
• The tenant agrees to pay a lease buyout fee.
• Fully editable and easy to customize to fit your circumstances.
• Intended to be used only in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Transfer an existing lease to a new owner of the property with this Virginia Assignment of Lease by Landlord form.

• The Assignment is between the seller (current landlord), the purchaser of the property (new landlord), and the tenant.
• The tenant covenants to pay rent to the new landlord and continue to perform the tenant's obligations under the lease.
• The seller and purchaser agree to indemnify each other against any claims or actions arising out of any breach of the terms of the assignment.
• The Assignment can be used for both commercial and residential rental properties.
• Intended for use only in the Commonwealth of Virginia.