The links below include information about the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008 and how it applies to common tenancy issues affecting tenants and residents in Queensland. There will be some changes from the tenancy law that was passed by Queensland Parliament on 23 May 2024 and will impact your tenancy or rooming agreement under the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008 (‘the Act’). Click this link for a summary of the proposed changes.
Solving disputes – going to QCAT for a tenancy tribunal hearing
This information applies for tenants in general tenancies (renting a flat, unit or house), tenants in moveable tenancies (renting in a caravan park) and residents in rooming accommodation (renting a room only where you share common areas, such as a kitchen, or bathroom, with other residents)
If you rent a room in rooming accommodation you may also want to see Rooming Accommodation information for residents
If you rent in shared accommodation, or if violence affects your tenancy, visit the Tenants Queensland website Share house fact sheets :
Share Housing – Your Legal Status
COVID 19 and sharehousing – information and hints for sharehouses. You can access a copy of the fact sheet by clicking here (2/4/2020)