The Talking Tenancies podcast is brought to you by Residential Tenancies Authority (RTA) and explores everything you need to know about renting in Queensland. W...
Further changes to Queensland’s tenancy laws commenced on 30 September 2024. These included changes relating to maximum bond amounts, supporting evidence for claims or disputes on a rental bond by a managing party, rent payment methods, utility bills, re-letting costs and compliance changes. Â
In this episode, Cassandra Chow from the RTA steps us through the changes relating to evidence for bond claims or disputes.
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Maximum bond amounts
Further changes to Queensland’s tenancy laws commenced on 30 September 2024. These included changes relating to maximum bond amounts, supporting evidence for claims or disputes on a rental bond by a managing party, rent payment methods, utility bills, re-letting costs and compliance changes.  In this episode, we step through the changes relating to maximum bond amounts with the RTA's Jessie Andrell.
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Reletting costs
Further changes to Queensland’s tenancy laws commenced on 30 September 2024. These included changes relating to maximum bond amounts, supporting evidence for claims or disputes on a rental bond by a managing party, rent payment methods, utility bills, re-letting costs and compliance changes.  In this episode, we chat with the RTA's Marc Fidler on the changes relating to reletting costs.
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Drug contamination in a rental property
Illicit drug laboratories are places where illegal drugs such as methylamphetamine (otherwise known as meth) are manufactured. If illicit drug use or manufacturing occurs in a rental property, this can cause contamination that may affect the liveability or state of repair of the property for future tenants. In this episode, we discuss the steps you can take if you think a rental property has been contaminated from illicit drug activities. In this episode, we are joined by the RTA's Michaela Alletsee to discuss the impacts of drug contamination in a rental property.
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Ongoing rental law changes - rent payment options
Further changes to Queensland’s tenancy laws commenced on 30 September 2024. These include changes relating to maximum bond amounts, supporting evidence for claims or disputes on a rental bond by a managing party, rent payment methods, utility bills, re-letting costs and compliance changes. The RTA's Cassie Chow steps us through the changes relating to methods of paying rent in this episode.
The Talking Tenancies podcast is brought to you by Residential Tenancies Authority (RTA) and explores everything you need to know about renting in Queensland. We are a state government statutory authority that helps make renting work for everyone, providing tenancy information and support, bond management, dispute resolution, investigations and prosecutions, and education services.
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