Tasmania

Tasmania landlords, if you are letting a rental unit to a tenant who is a student and/or a minor, have a parent or guardian of the tenant execute this Co-Signer Agreement for Tenancy.

• Have an adult responsible for the minor (a parent or guardian) sign the Agreement.
• The Agreement will remain in force throughout the term of the tenancy.
• The landlord is authorised to check the co-signer's credit.
• The co-signer guarantees the payment of rent, cleaning charges, charges for damages, and any other amounts payable by the tenant under the tenancy agreement / lease.
• The form should be attached as a schedule to the tenancy agreement.
• Available in MS Word format.
• Intended to be used only in the State of Tasmania, Australia.

Letting dormitory rooms to students requires a different form of tenancy agreement from a regular residential tenancy. Use this template Dormitory Housing Tenancy Agreement for student housing in Tasmania.

• The university housing authority grants the student the right to use the dorm room, the facilities within the dorm room (eg. bath, shower, toilets) which are shared with the other room residents, and the common areas of the building.
• If the student owes any rent or other charges to the housing authority, those amounts may be deducted from the rental bond.
• The student must notify the authority immediately if s/he ceases to be a student of the university.
• The student agrees to pay an early termination fee if the tenancy is terminated before the end of the term. He or she will also be liable for paying the rent for the remainder of the term unless a replacement tenant is found.

Tasmania Dormitory Housing Tenancy Agreement, available in MS Word format. Other formats available on request.

Cancel a tenant's lease before the end of the lease term with this Tasmania Agreement for Early Termination of Lease form.

• You cannot evict a tenant with this document. It is for situations when both the landlord and tenant agree to terminate the lease early, for instance, if the tenant is transferred to another location for work.
• This Agreement should only be used for residential rental units. A different agreement is required for commercial tenancies.
• The tenant agrees to pay the landlord an agreed amount as a lease buy-out fee.
• The form is available in MS Word format and is fully editable.
• Intended to be used only in the State of Tasmania, Australia.

Get your landlord's consent to sublet your rental premises to a new tenant with this permission form for Tasmania leases.

• The sublet is subject to the terms of the original lease.
• The original tenant is still obligated to perform all the tenant obligations under the lease until the expiration of the lease, if the subtenant fails to do so.
• This Landlord's Permission to Sublet form should only be used for residential rentals in TAS. It is not intended to be used with commercial retail leases.
• The form is a downloadable MS Word document that is easy to fill in and print.

Prepare a Receipt for a security deposit received from a tenant with this handy free template for Tasmania landlords.

• The Residential Tenancies Act 1997 receipt requires that a tenant be given a receipt by the landlord or letting agent when the tenant pays a security deposit for a rental premises.
• The form is easy to customise so you can use it for all of your rental properties.

Download the free Tasmania Receipt of Security Deposit form for your tenants.

Rent a furnished or unfurnished house or flat to a tenant with this Tasmania Residential Tenancy Agreement, pursuant to the Residential Tenancy Act 1997.

• The Tenancy Agreement contains required provisions such as:
  • how often and when the rent may be increased,
  • extension or renewal of the tenancy period if both parties agree,
  • payment of rates, charges and taxes,
  • the landlord's responsibility for repairs,
  • the tenant's responsibility to maintain the premises in a clean and orderly condition,
  • receipt and return of the tenant's security deposit.
• Also included with the Agreement is a Rental Premises Condition Report, to be completed to both parties prior to the move-in date.
• Available in MS Word format.
• Intended to be used only in the State of Tasmania, Australia.

Let rooms in a rooming / boarding house to roomers with this Tasmania Rooming House Agreement, in accordance with the Residential Tenancy Act.

• The rental agreement can be used for either a furnished or unfurnished room.
• The tenant pays for telephone charges, prorated water, electricity and gas rates.
• The tenant must abide by the house rules.
• The tenant must keep the room clean, and must not cause damage.
• The tenancy can be by the week, fortnight or month.
• This Tasmania Rooming House Agreement is provided in MS Word format and is fully editable to fit your needs.
• Intended to be used only in the State of Tasmania, Australia.

TAS tenants, do you share a house or flat with one or more other people? Be sure that everyone understands their obligations with this Shared Tenancy Agreement for Tasmania tenancies.

• how rental expenses are to be divided up among the tenants, including rent, security deposit ⁄ bond, long distance telephone and other expenses;
• responsibility for damage and repairs by the flatmate responsible;
• termination by a flatmate;
• what happens if a flatmate defaults in performing their obligations;
• disposal of abandoned property left behind when a flatmate moves out;
• a set of house rules to be followed by all tenants.