Family violence
Regulations enable tenants who experienced family violence during the tenancy to withdraw from the tenancy with 2 days' written notice without financial penalty or the landlord's agreement.
The template of the written notice can be found here
Supporting evidence is required to be attached to the written notice in the form of a statutory declaration, a copy of a Protection Order, A Police Safety Order, a Police charging document or a written statement by a qualified person (e.g. doctor, midwife, social worker, a Police employee etc.)
For more information, head to Tenancy Services website
Physical assault
Regulations enable landlords to terminate the tenancy with 14 days' written notice if the landlord, the agent, the property owner, or their family member has been physically assaulted by the tenant, and the Police have filed a charge against the tenant.
The written notice must include information about the assault - parties involved, date, time, location and description of events. The person who carried out the assault must be on the tenancy agreement. The template can be found here
For more information, head to Tenancy Services website
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