Consultation status: CLOSED
Submissions closed at 5pm on 30 June 2020.
Should a tenant be allowed to terminate a fixed term tenancy agreement?
Possible options
- Allow a tenant to end a fixed term tenancy agreement without financial penalty in certain circumstances, such as when the tenant has been offered a place in social housing or they have been offered a place in aged care facilities.
- Allow tenancy agreements to include a break lease clause that fixes the amount a tenant would have to pay when breaking a fixed term tenancy agreement in any circumstances.
Tell us what you think...
- Should a tenant be allowed to terminate a fixed term tenancy agreement in limited circumstances without having to pay compensation to the landlord? Why or why not?
- In what circumstances would it be acceptable for a tenant to end a fixed term tenancy agreement earlier than its end date without having to pay compensation to the landlord?
- Should tenancy agreements include break lease clauses that cap the amount thaChanged t any tenant would have to pay a landlord if they terminated a fixed term tenancy agreement before its end date for any reason?
- How much should a break lease fee be?