Legal Aid ACT's Tenancy Advice Service is a free Legal Service dedicating to providing
legal advice and information to renters in
the ACT.
As many of you are aware, the current COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in many changes to tenancy
laws in the ACT.
Some of these changes are in place until at
least 22 July 2020.
If you are a renter in the ACT, it is important
that you understand how these changes affect
your rights and responsibilities.
In this video, we are going to break down
one of the renting laws in the ACT - terminating
a periodic term tenancy agreement due to financial
hardship.
If you are in a 'fixed-term' tenancy agreement,
you should watch our short video titled 'terminating
a fixed term tenancy due to financial hardship.'
The new tenancy laws have not resulted in
any changes for renters wishing to terminate
a periodic term agreement if they are experiencing
hardship.
This means the pre COVID-19  rules still apply
to ending a periodic agreement.
If you wish to terminate a periodic tenancy
agreement as a renter, you may do so by giving
your landlord or their agent written notice of the
termination day at least three (3) weeks in
advance of the termination date.
Legal Aid ACT has a sample letter that you
can download from our website to use as a
template for this.
You will be liable to pay rent in accordance
with your tenancy agreement until the date
of termination. if you are a renter and you
would like to end your tenancy agreement,
you should contact Legal Aid ACT's free Tenancy
Advice Service helpline on 1300 402 512 to
speak to a staff member over the phone about
your options.
this free telephone service operates from
8.30am to 7.00pm on Monday, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
8.30am to 8.00pm every Wednesday and 8.30am
to 5.00pm on Fridays.
