---
title: "Victorian rental minimum standards checklist"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/residential-tenancies/vic-minimum-standards-check"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a57-vic-minimum-standards-check"
area_id: "A57"
kind: "checklist"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A57-P20261018-8"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Victorian rental minimum standards checklist

> A checklist of the 15 minimum-standard categories on the Consumer Affairs Victoria summary page, for a rented property before it is let or while the agreement is on foot.…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/residential-tenancies/vic-minimum-standards-check  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

A checklist of the 15 minimum-standard categories on the Consumer Affairs Victoria summary page, for a rented property before it is let or while the agreement is on foot. The longer standards page and the heating guide were not opened.

## Key facts

- Kind: Checklist. Steps or checks to work through and tick off.
- Practice area: [Residential Tenancies](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/residential-tenancies.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 inspecting a Victorian rental property against the summary checklist before an agreement is signed, or when recording a standard that is not met during an agreement. Do not use it as a repair notice, or as a statement of gas, electrical, water or smoke-alarm duties.

## Used for these tasks

- [Check a rental property against the minimum standards and safety-check obligations](https://ailawframework.com/practice/residential-tenancies/check-a-rental-property-against-the-minimum-standards-and-safety-check-o.md)

## How AI may be used

AI may turn inspection notes into ticks against the 15 categories on the summary page. The lawyer decides whether a standard is met and what notice, if any, is sent.

**AI may:**

- Match each inspection note to one of the 15 categories and leave the conclusion blank where the note is incomplete
- Record that an electrician's check of the switchboard is the safety check this page states
- Record the renter's position: not yet signed, signed but not moved in, or already in occupation

**AI must not:**

- Must not say the property meets the standards, or draft a repair notice or a VCAT application
- Must not add gas, electrical, water or smoke-alarm duties from the linked pages. Those pages were not opened
- Must not state the energy-efficiency specification for heaters. The heating guide was not opened
- Must not treat this summary as the full standards. The page says it is a summary

**The lawyer checks:**

- Each tick is supported by an inspection note, not by the advertisement alone
- Heating for an agreement from March 2023 is not marked off without the heating guide
- The corded-window rule is applied from 1 December 2025, which this page states
- Any letter that follows uses only the option the page gives for this stage of the agreement

## Authorities

- [Consumer Affairs Victoria, Checklist: rental properties minimum standards (15 categories), last updated 14 October 2026](https://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/housing/renting/repairs-alterations-safety-and-pets/minimum-standards/checklist-rental-properties-minimum-standards)

## 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/residential-tenancies/vic-minimum-standards-check 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.*