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Bonds forms

If a tenant does not have email or access to a computer, and they cannot use BondsOnline to lodge, make changes to, or release a bond, you can create a manual form for them to print and sign offline. Creating a manual form: Select the relevant form below and enter all the details. Press ‘Validate’...
Bonds
25 Feb 2014

Accessing equity advice for seniors

In planning housing and lifestyle options, some people consider re-financing options that allow them to access equity built up in their existing home. Equity is the difference between the value of your home and any amount you still owe on it. These products are known as reverse mortgages or equity...
Accessing equity
25 Feb 2014

Seniors housing resources and contacts

Before you make any major decision about your housing options, please research your options thoroughly. It is a good idea to review the laws relating to your accommodation choice and to get independent advice. Resources Acts and regulations Copies of the Acts listed in this guide can be found at...
Housing options for seniors
25 Feb 2014

Seniors Housing Checklist

Deciding where you want to live in your retirement can be daunting. No one knows what the future holds - you need to take into account various situations may arise but also realise you cannot control every possibility. Housing needs change with time. You may be considering changes to your housing...
Housing options for seniors
25 Feb 2014

Family housing agreements

The following information is also available as part of the Seniors housing guide - contracts and agreements fact sheet. Family agreements A family agreement is an arrangement made between an older person and another party, usually family, friends or carers. The older person agrees to sell or...
Contracts and agreements
24 Feb 2014

RCD fact sheet

All home sellers and landlords must ensure that residual current devices (RCDs) are installed in accordance with the Electricity Regulations to protect all power and lighting circuits. RCDs save lives RCDs cut the electricity supply instantly if a person touches a live part and receives a shock. By...
Residual current devices (RCDs)
24 Feb 2014

Housing contracts advice for seniors

Whether building, buying, renting, moving to a retirement village, purchasing services or refinancing, you are likely to be entering into a legal contract between yourself and another party. The following information is also available as part of the Seniors housing guide - Contracts and agreements...
Contracts and agreements
24 Feb 2014

Alternatives to buying a property

Home ownership may not suit everyone's budget or lifestyle so it may be worthwhile considering the alternatives: Boarding and Lodging If you are a boarder, you pay rent to stay at another person's property and meals are usually provided. Lodgers pay rent to stay at another person's property, but...
Buying a property
24 Feb 2014

Rent to buy a property

Under a rent-to-buy scheme, the seller makes a rental agreement with the buyer at an above market rent rate. The buyer may only exercise the ‘option to buy’ at the end of the rental period if they can get the finance to pay the balance of the agreed purchase price and have complied with the terms...
Buying a property
24 Feb 2014

Abandoned rental property or park home

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Tenants sometimes abandon or leave a property without providing any notice. Before a landlord or park operator take any action, it is a good idea to check if the tenant has actually left. The tenant may have gone on holidays, into hospital, prison, or a residential/aged care facility. If you cannot...
When a tenancy ends
24 Feb 2014

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Publications

RTA review fact sheet - Register of landlords

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Consultation status: CLOSED Submissions closed at 5pm on 30 June 2020. Should all landlords be required to register with Consumer Protection? Possible options Introduce a compulsory register of all...
Consumer Protection
Consultations / public comment
01 Jul 2020

RTA review fact sheet - Long term tenancies

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Consultation status: CLOSED Submissions closed at 5pm on 30 June 2020. How can we encourage landlords to offer tenants longer leases? Possible options Educate and encourage landlords to offer longer...
Consumer Protection
Consultations / public comment
01 Jul 2020

RTA review fact sheet - Tenancy applications

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Consultation status: CLOSED Submissions closed at 5pm on 30 June 2020. Should the Residential Tenancies Act safeguard a tenant's privacy? Possible options Educate landlords on best practice for...
Consumer Protection
Consultations / public comment
01 Jul 2020

RTA review fact sheet - Landlord disclosure

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Consultation status: CLOSED Submissions closed at 5pm on 30 June 2020. Should a landlord have to give certain information to a tenant before a tenancy agreement is signed? Possible options Educate...
Consumer Protection
Consultations / public comment
01 Jul 2020

RTA review fact sheet - Rights and responsibilities of tenants and landlords

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Consultation status: CLOSED Submissions closed at 5pm on 30 June 2020. Does the Residential Tenancies Act (the RTA) balance tenant and landlord rights and reponsibilities fairly? Possible options...
Consumer Protection
Consultations / public comment
01 Jul 2020

RTA review fact sheet - Resolving disputes

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Consultation status: CLOSED Submissions closed at 5pm on 30 June 2020. Is there a better way to resolve tenancy disputes than going to court? Possible options Offer mediation as a first option. Allow...
Consumer Protection
Consultations / public comment
01 Jul 2020

RTA review fact sheet - Making a claim on the bond

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Consultation status: CLOSED Submissions closed at 5pm on 30 June 2020. Should claims on the bond be made easier for landlords and tenants? Possible options Allow either the landlord or the tenant to...
Consumer Protection
Consultations / public comment
01 Jul 2020

RTA review fact sheet - Abandoned goods

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Consultation status: CLOSED Submissions closed at 5pm on 30 June 2020. Should a landlord be allowed to sell or donate abandoned goods? Possible option Allow a landlord to sell or donate abandoned...
Consumer Protection
Consultations / public comment
01 Jul 2020

RTA review fact sheet - When tenants need to end a fixed term tenancy agreement

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Consultation status: CLOSED Submissions closed at 5pm on 30 June 2020. Should a tenant be allowed to terminate a fixed term tenancy agreement? Possible options Allow a tenant to end a fixed term...
Consumer Protection
Consultations / public comment
01 Jul 2020

RTA review fact sheet - When landlords need to end a periodic agreement

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Consultation status: CLOSED Submissions closed at 5pm on 30 June 2020. Should the landlord be allowed to terminate a periodic tenancy agreement if the status of the tenant or the landlord changes?...
Consumer Protection
Consultations / public comment
01 Jul 2020

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Announcements

Commissioner's blog: Solving tenancy disputes with new service

If you’re stuck in a deadlock with your landlord or tenant over a COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic related tenancy issue, a new service can help resolve the dispute without needing to step foot inside a courtroom. Our recently launched Residential Tenancies Mandatory Conciliation Service (RTMCS) is a free process that aims to help both sides come to an agreement through informal discussion in a...
Consumer Protection
Media release
18 Jun 2020

South Perth agent fined for late bond lodgements (MI Real Estate Pty Ltd / Soco Realty)

Failing to lodge security bonds on time has resulted in a South Perth real estate agency and its director being fined a total of $5,000, following mediation in the State Administrative Tribunal. MI Real Estate Pty Ltd, trading as Soco Realty, had accepted security bonds from three tenants in the southern suburbs, but failed to lodge them as soon as practicable, or within 14 days, as required by...
Consumer Protection
Media release
22 Jun 2020

Commissioner's blog: More rental homes go to pot

It’s every landlord’s worst nightmare – receiving a call from the police with the news their investment property has been turned into a hydroponic cannabis farm. Unfortunately that’s the reality for a growing number of Western Australian landlords recently, following further raids by the Organised Crime Squad, which continues investigating networks of Vietnamese crime gangs posing as tenants to...
Consumer Protection
Media release
29 May 2020

New service helps tenants and landlords resolve COVID-19 tenancy issues

The McGowan Government has created a free conciliation service to assist renters and landlords reach agreement about coronavirus (COVID-19) related tenancy disputes, without having to go to court. The aim of the Residential Tenancies Mandatory Conciliation Service (RTMCS) is for all sides to reach a fair and achievable solution through informal discussion. Unlike court where a decision is imposed...
Consumer Protection
Media release
18 May 2020

Commissioner's Blog: Financial relief for renters

If you’re a tenant who’s lost their job in the coronavirus crunch, you may be wondering how to afford what’s likely the household’s biggest weekly expense – the rent. To relieve some of the burden, the State Government has announced a $30 million residential rental relief scheme, which will see payments equivalent of four weeks’ rent up to a maximum of $2000 granted to landlords on behalf of...
Consumer Protection
Media release
07 May 2020

Applications open for COVID-19 rent relief grant

COVID-19 rent grant updates See the latest announcement on the Residential Rent Relief Grant Scheme for current eligibility and application details. More than 18,000 people have wanted to know how WA’s new rent relief scheme works, with hundreds having started their application, hoping for a grant covering four weeks’ rent up to $2,000. The State Government’s $30 million Residential Rent Relief...
Consumer Protection
Media release
05 May 2020

Commissioner's Blog: New COVID-19 tenancy laws

Keeping a roof over everyone’s head has never been more important as thousands of people suffer job losses due to the economic fall-out of COVID-19 coronavirus restrictions. New laws are now in place to ensure renters can stay in their homes and businesses won’t have to leave their premises, while recognising that landlords shouldn’t be unnecessarily burdened. The emergency residential tenancy...
Consumer Protection
Media release
30 Apr 2020

$21,000 in fines and compensation for overcharging management fees 132 times (Arcturus Nominees Pty Ltd / Polaris Realty / Robyn Staggard)

A Caversham real estate agency and its property manager have been fined a total of $12,000 by the State Administrative Tribunal for overcharging eight owners of Pilbara rental properties 132 times. Arcturus Nominees Pty Ltd , trading as Polaris Realty , was fined $8,000 and property manager Robyn Dale Staggard was fined $4,000 for failing to exercise due care, diligence and skill, breaching the...
Consumer Protection
Media release
30 Apr 2020

Eviction moratorium and code of conduct to protect WA businesses

New laws introduced by the McGowan Government to establish a six-month moratorium on evictions for certain commercial tenancies in Western Australia and establish a mandatory code of conduct to assist with negotiations between landlords and tenants have now passed the WA Parliament. The aim of the legislation is to help small commercial tenants that are now in financial distress to survive the...
Consumer Protection
Media release
21 Apr 2020

New laws to provide support for commercial and residential tenants and landlords

Urgent legislation to implement a range of measures to minimise financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on tenants and landlords of both commercial and residential tenancies will be introduced into State Parliament this week. The Commercial Tenancies (COVID-19 Response) Bill 2020 will introduce a moratorium on evictions for small commercial tenancies and provide a range of other measures to...
Consumer Protection
Media release
14 Apr 2020

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