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Understanding tenancy law
Starting a tenancy
Rent
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Mediation and the Tenancy Tribunal
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Scope of tenancy law
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Who’s covered?
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Types of tenancies
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Overview of types of tenancies
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Periodic tenancies
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Fixed-term tenancies
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Room-by-room tenancies
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Boarding house tenancies
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Service tenancies
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Boarding house tenancies
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About boarding houses
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Tenancy laws apply to boarding houses
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Obligations of boarding house landlords
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Disputes with boarding house landlords
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Disputes between boarding house tenants
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Ending a boarding house tenancy
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Getting started
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Understanding the basics
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Finding a good rental property
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Finding a good landlord
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References and privacy
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Dealing with discrimination
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Signing up and moving in
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Requirements for tenancy agreements
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Additional conditions
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Unenforceable and unlawful conditions
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What can a tenant do about unlawful conditions?
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Initial property inspection
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Starting payments
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Paying bond
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Rent in advance and other charges
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Documenting payments
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Setting the rent
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Setting the rent levels
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Setting the rent period
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Special conditions regarding rent
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Challenging rent levels
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Rent payments and receipts
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Paying rent
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Rent receipts
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Rent adjustments
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Rent increases
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Rent reductions
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Rent arrears
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Getting into rent arrears
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Getting out of rent arrears
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Overview of rights and obligations
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Overview of rights and obligations
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Use and enjoyment of the property
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Right to vacant possession
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Options if no vacant possession
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Right to quiet enjoyment
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Disruption caused by repair or renovation work
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Dealing with breaches of quiet enjoyment
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When it’s the landlord breaching quiet enjoyment
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Landlord visits
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Notice for landlord visits
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Legal reasons for landlord visits
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Property inspections
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Repairs
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Overview of repairs
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Fair wear and tear
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Intentional damage
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Careless damage
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Other forms of damage
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Getting repairs done
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Maintenance
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Responsibility for maintenance
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Types of maintenance
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Chattels
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Modifications to the property
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Healthy homes
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Healthy homes standards
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Insulation
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Heating
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Draught stopping
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Ventilation
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Drainage and moisture
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Dealing with concerns about unhealthy housing
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Building standards
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Minimum building standards
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Unlawful residential premises
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Outgoings and paying bills
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Outgoings and paying bills
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Ways of ending a tenancy
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Tenant ending a periodic tenancy
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Landlord ending a periodic tenancy
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Ending a fixed-term tenancy
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Ending a tenancy via the Tenancy Tribunal
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Ending a tenancy because of family violence
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Dealing with a retaliatory notice
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Requirements for a termination notice
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Changing tenants
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After the tenancy
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What to do at the end of a tenancy
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Getting the bond back
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Possession after end of tenancy
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Abandoned goods
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Raising issues with the landlord
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How to raise issues with the landlord
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What to do if the landlord doesn’t address the problem
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Mediation and the Tenancy Tribunal
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Role of mediation and the Tenancy Tribunal
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Mediation
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Applying to the Tenancy Tribunal
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Deciding whether to apply to the Tenancy Tribunal
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Making an application
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Responding to a landlord's application
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Understanding Tenancy Tribunal orders
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Appearing at the Tenancy Tribunal
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Issues with attendance
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Evidence
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Representation
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At the Tenancy Tribunal hearing
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After the Tenancy Tribunal
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Tenancy orders
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Rehearings and appeals
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Enforcement of Tenancy Tribunal orders
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Understanding tenancy law
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Starting a tenancy
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Rent
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Rights and Obligations
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Ending a tenancy
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Mediation and the Tenancy Tribunal
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Scope of tenancy law
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Types of tenancies
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Boarding house tenancies
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Who’s covered?
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Support for those not covered by the RTA
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