A reletting exclusion period is a set amount of time when a landlord is not allowed to enter into a new tenancy agreement after ending a previous one.
The reletting exclusion periods apply to the following.
- The property is being sold or offered for sale with vacant possession.
- If a landlord ends the tenancy using this ground, they cannot rent out the property for six months after the termination date.
- If the property needs to be empty for significant repairs or renovations and the landlord ends the tenancy using this ground, they cannot rent the property for four weeks after the termination date.
- If the property will be demolished and the landlord ends the tenancy using this ground, they cannot rent the property out for six months after the termination date.
Rental Reform Changes: Pets
As of the 19th of May, 2025, a landlord is only able to refuse a tenant’s request to keep a pet for certain reasons and must provide a written response to a pet request within 21 days. If they do not respond, the request is automatically approved.
Landlords may refuse the request if:
- the landlord lives at the property,
- the property is unsuitable for the animal because of fencing, lack of open space, or
- because it would harm the animal’s welfare.
- The tenant did not agree to reasonable conditions for keeping the animal, it is highly probable the animal will cause more damage than the bond could repair, and keeping the animal would break other laws.
There are limits on the kinds of conditions a landlord may ask for. For example:
- a landlord cannot ask a tenant to increase the bond or the rent as a condition for allowing a pet.
- Strata bylaws that ban all pets are not valid and cannot be used as a reason to refuse a pet.
- Once consent to keep the pet has been given, consent continues at the property for the life of that animal, even if the landlord or agent changes.
- Landlords and agents cannot state in an advertisement that no pets are allowed at a rental property.
These changes also apply to leases that were in place before the changes.
If you have any questions in relation to pets at an investment property, please feel free to reach out as I would love to help you unlock more with your investment properties here at Dijones.
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