---
title: "Landlord's notice of intentions about renewal of a Victorian retail lease"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-property-and-leasing/vic-retail-renewal-intention-notice"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a10-vic-retail-renewal-intention-notice"
area_id: "A10"
kind: "notice"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A10-S20261018-14"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Landlord's notice of intentions about renewal of a Victorian retail lease

> Written notice under section 64 of the Retail Leases Act 2003 (Vic) where the tenant has no option, either offering a renewal on stated terms or saying that no renewal will be offered.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-property-and-leasing/vic-retail-renewal-intention-notice  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

- Kind: Notice. A formal notice to serve or publish.
- Practice area: [Commercial Property & Leasing](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-property-and-leasing.md)
- Jurisdictions: Victoria
- AI level: Yellow. You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-22
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-22 against the authority it cites, for Victoria.

## When to use it

Use when a Victorian retail premises lease has no option to renew and the term is between 12 and 6 months from ending, or the landlord missed that window and must give the later notice. Do not use it to exercise an option.

## Used for these tasks

- [Give the landlord's end-of-term renewal notice for a retail lease without an option](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-property-and-leasing.md#A10-S20261018-14)

## How AI may be used

AI may insert the term dates from the lease and leave the offer or the refusal for the principal. The principal chooses the rent and whether to offer a renewal.

**AI may:**

- Calculate the calendar window of 12 months to 6 months before the term ends and show the arithmetic
- Insert the premises and the parties

**AI must not:**

- Must not choose whether a renewal is offered
- Must not set the rent or the new term
- Must not say that missing the window ends the lease

**The lawyer checks:**

- The lease contains no option. If it does, section 64 does not apply and the option clause is used instead
- A notice that offers a renewal states the terms, including a term setting out the rent, and is not revoked inside 60 days without the tenant's consent
- A late notice under section 64(4) names a day at least 6 months after the notice is given

## Authorities

- [Retail Leases Act 2003 (Vic) s 64 (notice 6 to 12 months before the end where there is no option; the offer cannot be revoked without consent for 60 days; the consequence of a late notice)](https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/consol_act/rla2003135/s64.html)

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-property-and-leasing/vic-retail-renewal-intention-notice and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*