Rent increase rules by state
Notice periods, how often rent can go up, which forms are mandatory, and where tenants can challenge an increase - for all eight Australian jurisdictions. Verified against each regulator, August 2026.
Rent Increase Rules NSW
NSW rent increase rules for landlords: 60-day minimum notice, once every 12 months, fixed-term limits, the approved notice form and how NCAT challenges work.
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Victoria rent increase rules: 90-day written notice (up from 60), once every 12 months, the mandatory CAV form, fixed-term clause requirements and VCAT challenges.
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Queensland rent increase rules: two months written notice, once every 12 months per property (even across tenants), clear-days counting and RTA Form requirements.
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South Australian rent increase rules: 60-day written notice, once every 12 months, no increase in the first year, fixed-term clause requirements and SACAT reviews.
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WA rent increase rules: 60-day notice on the mandatory Form 10, once every 12 months, why the form only accepts weekly rent, and Magistrates Court challenges.
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Tasmanian rent increase rules: notice must give MORE than 60 days (61 in practice), once every 12 months from commencement, written-agreement clause requirements and CBOS contacts.
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ACT rent increase rules: 8 weeks (56 days) notice, once every 12 months counted from the notice date, the CPI+10% cap on Canberra increases, and ACAT.
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Northern Territory rent increase rules: the shortest notice period in Australia (30 days), a 6-month minimum cycle, clause requirements that bind periodic leases too, and NTCAT.
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