New Tenancy Laws: The Strata Implications – Part 2

In part 2 of our series looking at the new Queensland laws from a body corporate perspective, we discuss minimum housing standards. Find out what they will mean for strata.

[nickgorrell]

I would appreciate your thoughts on a matter.

Because of the recent legal changes, it is very important that periodic leases are avoided at all costs otherwise, I presume that owners will look very unfavourably on their property managers when they find out about the increased rules and restrictions and it could be rent roll impacting (at the very least).

To avoid fixed term leases becoming periodic, we have been recommended to introduce the practise of including the notice to leave at the same time a new lease is signed, this reinforces the strict fixed term nature of the lease being signed. I mentioned to another property manager recently and they told me that they had been advised by the RTA that this practise was illegal.


Is this legal or illegal do you think - I can see no conflict with the RTA website.

I am loth to contact the RTA directly as they can be a little variable in their responses so it is difficult to assess what is what, I have found.

[philips]

a smart conscientious outnumbered owner could now get legal support from tenants to get things done?