Essential information
These are the matters the rental provider must tell you before you enter into a rental agreement:
- If they intend to sell the property
- If they are not the owner, that they have the right to rent out the property
- If they have a mortgage, whether any action is being taken by the lender to take possession of the property
- If there is an embedded energy network, the name and contact details, and where to find details of the electricity charges. An embedded energy network is a joint supplier to all the apartments in a development
- If there has been a homicide on the property in the last 5 years
- If the property complies with rental minimum standards
- If the rental provider has received a repair notice for mould or damp related to the building structure within the last 3 years. This requirement will apply from 21 December 2021
- The date of the most recent safety checks, for gas, electrical safety and pool barrier compliance, and any outstanding recommendations for work on the property’s gas or electricity
- If the property is heritage listed
- If the rental provider knows about:
- Contamination because of drug trafficking or cultivation on the property within the last 5 years
- Asbestos found after inspection by a qualified inspector
- A building or planning application lodged about the property
- Any notice, report or order about a building defect or safety concern
- If there is a current building work dispute
- If there is an owners’ corporation dispute
The rental provider must also give you a copy of any owners’ corporation rules that apply to the property [section 30D, regulation 16].
Note that on this page sections in brackets, such as [section 30D], refer to sections in Victoria’s Residential Tenancies Act 1997. There are links to these sections in the Resources section below.