Practice area

Residential Tenancies

Notices, rent, bonds and possession disputes for tenants, landlords and agents under each state and territory’s residential tenancies law.

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Tasks

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Tasks in Residential Tenancies
TaskHow AI is usedHuman involvementWhat the lawyer must review
Build the tenancy notice, hearing and bond deadline registerStart this taskSee suggested levels
From the agreement, the notices, the tribunal correspondence and the bond documents the lawyer uploads, extract each notice with its type, ground, date given, method of service and stated termination date, each listing date, and each bond deadline, with page references.
GreenLawyer review
The lawyer checks each entry against the document, computes the notice periods from the statute, and enters the deadlines in the diary.
Check a landlord's termination notice for validityStart this taskSee suggested levels
Working with the lawyer from the notice, the agreement and the attachments, set out the ground relied on, the form used, the notice period given, the method and date of service and the supporting documents attached, against the requirements the lawyer identifies for that State.
YellowClose supervision
The lawyer decides whether the ground is one the statute allows on that date, whether the period is long enough for the agreement type and the method of service, whether required documents were attached, and whether the notice is valid.
Prepare the tribunal application for a termination and possession orderStart this taskSee suggested levels
Working with the lawyer from the notice, the agreement, the rent ledger and the firm's template, draft the application in the prescribed form with the ground, the orders sought and the documents to be filed.
YellowClose supervision
The lawyer confirms the notice was valid and the termination date has passed, settles the orders sought, checks every fact stated against the file, and signs off before filing.
Reconcile the rent ledger for an arrears notice or claimStart this taskSee suggested levels
From the agreement, the rent ledger, bank deposits and receipts the lawyer supplies, lay out each rent period with the amount due, the amount paid and the running balance, flag mismatches between ledger and deposits, and show the arrears at the notice date.
GreenLawyer review
The lawyer checks the reconciliation against the deposits, decides which payments are allocated to which period, and confirms the arrears figure before any notice is served or answered.
Build the bond claim schedule from the condition reportsStart this taskSee suggested levels
From the ingoing and outgoing condition reports, the photographs and the invoices the lawyer supplies, set out room by room each item where the reports differ, the photograph and invoice for it, and the amount claimed.
YellowClose supervision
The lawyer decides which items are beyond fair wear and tear, which amounts are reasonable, and whether the claim should be made, conceded or disputed.
Respond to a rent increase noticeStart this taskSee suggested levels
Working with the lawyer from the agreement, the rent history and the notice, set out the date and amount of each past increase, the notice given, and the increase terms in the agreement, against the rules the lawyer identifies.
YellowClose supervision
The lawyer decides whether the increase is lawful in its timing, notice and amount, whether the agreement permits it, and what the tenant or landlord should do, and settles any response.
Advise a landlord on a ground for ending the tenancyStart this taskSee suggested levels
From the landlord's instructions and the agreement, extract the facts relevant to each ground the lawyer identifies into a table with the supporting documents each would need. The tool does not write the advice.
RedLawyer-led
The lawyer decides which ground is genuinely available, what supporting documents and notice period it needs, what restrictions follow such as a re-letting exclusion period, and writes the advice.
Advise a tenant ending a tenancy because of domestic or family violenceStart this taskSee suggested levels
From the documents the client chooses to provide, list which accepted forms of evidence the client already holds and what the local scheme requires. The tool writes nothing in the notice or the advice and receives no address or details of the other party.
RedLawyer-led
The lawyer advises on the right to end the tenancy, the evidence required, the termination date, liability for rent and damage, the bond, and the client's safety, and prepares the notice with the client.
Prepare the party's statement for the tenancy hearingStart this taskSee suggested levels
The tool writes nothing into the statement or affidavit. It may produce a strictly tabular, source-tagged list of the documents the party refers to, such as notices, the ledger, condition reports and photographs.
RedLawyer-led
The lawyer takes the landlord's, agent's or tenant's account in their own words and confirms it reflects their own knowledge before it is signed or filed.
Prepare the tenant's response to a termination or possession applicationStart this taskSee suggested levels
Working with the lawyer from the application, the notice, the agreement, the ledger and the tenant's instructions, draft the tenant's response setting out the defects in the notice, the disputed facts and the orders the tenant asks for.
YellowClose supervision
The lawyer decides the grounds of opposition, checks every fact against the documents, decides whether to seek more time or a different order, and confirms the tenant approves the response.
Seek more time to leave after a possession orderStart this taskSee suggested levels
Working with the lawyer from the order, the tenant's circumstances and the supporting documents, draft the application or request for a delay, setting out the hardship and the date the tenant can leave.
YellowClose supervision
The lawyer confirms the forum's power to delay or suspend the order, checks the hardship evidence, and confirms the proposed date is realistic for the tenant.
Build the re-letting exclusion register for properties ended on a no-re-let groundStart this taskSee suggested levels
From the termination notices and the landlord's portfolio records the lawyer supplies, list each property ended on a ground that carries a re-letting exclusion period, the ground, the termination date and the date the exclusion ends.
GreenLawyer review
The lawyer checks each ground and period against the statute, confirms the end dates, and advises the landlord and agent before any property is re-let.
Prepare a breach notice for unpaid rent or another breachStart this taskSee suggested levels
Working with the lawyer from the reconciled ledger or the evidence of the breach and the prescribed form, draft the breach notice with the breach, the amount or remedy required and the date by which it must be remedied.
YellowClose supervision
The lawyer confirms the breach is established, checks the amount against the reconciled ledger, confirms the form and the remedy period, and approves the notice before it is served.
Prepare a termination notice on a sale or renovation ground with its supporting documentsStart this taskSee suggested levels
Working with the lawyer from the contract for sale or the renovation scope and the prescribed form, draft the notice and assemble the supporting documents and information statement the ground requires.
YellowClose supervision
The lawyer confirms the ground is genuinely available, checks the supporting documents say what the ground requires, confirms the notice period, and warns the landlord of the offence of giving false or misleading supporting documents.
Dispute a landlord's bond claim for a tenantStart this taskSee suggested levels
Working with the lawyer from the landlord's claim, the condition reports, the tenant's photographs and receipts, draft the tenant's response item by item, conceding or disputing each amount with the evidence.
YellowClose supervision
The lawyer decides which items are fair wear and tear or unsupported, checks each response against the evidence, and confirms the tenant approves what is conceded.
Advise a tenant on a notice given in retaliation or for a discriminatory reasonStart this taskSee suggested levels
From the notice, the tenant's recent requests and complaints and the correspondence, build a dated table of what the tenant did, when the notice followed, and what the notice says. The tool does not write the advice.
RedLawyer-led
The lawyer decides whether the notice was given because the tenant exercised a legal right or for a discriminatory reason, what the tenant can do, and writes the advice.
Check a rental property against the minimum standards and safety-check obligationsStart this taskSee suggested levels
Working with the lawyer from the property records, inspection reports and safety check certificates, list each standard and safety obligation the lawyer identifies against the evidence held and its date.
YellowClose supervision
The lawyer decides whether each obligation is met, which are overdue, and what the landlord must do before letting or renewing.
Advise a landlord or agent who has received a family violence termination noticeStart this taskSee suggested levels
From the notice and the tenancy records, extract the termination date, the co-tenants and the bond position into a table. The tool receives no evidence of the violence and writes nothing in the advice.
RedLawyer-led
The lawyer advises on the validity of the notice, the landlord's confidentiality obligations, the position of co-tenants, the bond and any claims, and writes the advice.

Firm-wide obligations

Checks that apply across files.

Precedents for this area

All precedents for Residential Tenancies. Signed-in accounts can read the full text.