LandlordGauge

Rent increase notice calculator by state (Australia)

Check earliest rent increase dates and notice deadlines across Australia using agreement terms, rent history and dated state rules.

Your tenancy and notice

General private residential tenancies; special housing and court orders are excluded.

Use the agreement in effect when notice is received.

Keep the history across continuous renewals with the same tenant.

Format: DD/MM/YYYY

Preserve history across renewals only when the landlord is unchanged, at least one tenant remains and there was no move-out.

Format: DD/MM/YYYY

The most recent date an increased rent became payable in this continuous tenancy.

Format: DD/MM/YYYY

The date of lawful receipt, not the posting date. Checked notice window: 25 November 2025 to 31 October 2028.

No automatic postal delivery allowance is added.

Format: DD/MM/YYYY

The date you want the new rent to begin. Supported through 31 December 2028; recheck future legal changes.

Your result

Example result

Earliest eligible increase

1 January 2027

Twelve-month limits apply to ordinary fixed and periodic agreements. Qualifying pre-13 December 2024 fixed terms shorter than two years retain their written increases until the term ends.

Receipt basis: confirmed personal delivery.

Notice rule: 60 calendar days. Applicable frequency: 12 months, using the jurisdiction’s counting rule.

Latest notice receipt deadline

2 November 2026For the planned increase on 1 January 2027

The planned date meets the entered timing conditions.

Example: a periodic NSW tenancy with earlier increases, continuous since 1 January 2025, notice by confirmed personal delivery and a planned increase on 1 January 2027.

Rates as of