How to break a lease in Queensland
Check the current cost cap, rent until a new tenancy starts, Form 13, inspections, handover and bond evidence.
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Leaving a tenancy
Ending, changing or transferring an agreement
Start with the process, then narrow down the notice, cost, transfer or hardship question that applies.
Breaking a lease vs transferring a lease
Compare written approval, transfer expenses, reletting costs, effective dates and bond changes before choosing a path.
Compare the two optionsComplete Form 13 correctly
Choose the right ground, calculate the handover date, serve the notice correctly and keep proof.
Open the Form 13 guideCheck a Notice to leave, Form 12
Check the stated ground, minimum notice period, handover date, service and response options.
Open the Form 12 guideUnderstand what breaking your lease could cost
See the current caps, worked examples, older-agreement rules and what happens when the property is relet quickly.
Read the reletting cost guideCan you end a lease due to hardship?
Understand excessive hardship, QCAT evidence, compensation and other ways to end a tenancy.
Read the hardship guideBonds and disputes
Protect the deadline and organise your evidence
Use the refund guide before a claim, or go directly to the dispute response plan if a Notice of claim has arrived.
Get your rental bond back
Choose RTA Web Services or Form 4, prepare exit evidence and protect your response date if a claim follows.
Read the bond refund guideRespond to an agent's bond claim
Protect the Notice of claim deadline and prepare for RTA conciliation or QCAT.
Read the bond dispute guideComplete the entry condition report
Check Form 1a room by room, record disagreements and preserve evidence that can answer later bond claims.
Build the move-in evidence fileFair wear and tear vs tenant damage
Compare cause, normal use, age, entry evidence and repair records before accepting a damage claim.
Compare wear with damageRent and ongoing tenancy
Check a change before accepting it
Start with the property-based timing rule, the written notice and the terms of the agreement.
Check and challenge a rent increase
Understand the property-based 12-month rule, written notice and the evidence QCAT considers.
Read the rent increase guideRespond to rent arrears
Check the rent ledger, identify the notice stage and understand the Form 11 and Form 12 timeframes before deciding what to do.
Read the rent arrears guideCheck a lease renewal
Compare an extension, a new fixed term and periodic terms, then check proposed rent changes and any ending notice.
Read the lease renewal guideRepairs and minimum standards
Report the problem and use the correct repair path
Separate routine maintenance from emergency repairs, keep a written record and escalate in the right order.
What to do when rental repairs are not completed
Classify the problem, report it clearly and follow the correct Form 11, RTA or QCAT pathway without stopping rent.
Read the rental repairs guideMould in a Queensland rental
Separate moisture sources and tenant actions, document the condition and use the appropriate repair pathway.
Read the mould guideEntry and access
Know when and why someone may enter the property
Check the reason, notice period, frequency and permitted time before responding to an entry notice.
Routine rental inspections in Queensland
Check Form 9, seven-day notice, timing, frequency limits and practical options when an inspection notice appears wrong.
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