 Changes to Queensland Tenancy Laws start on October 1, 2022. These changes give everyone tenants, property owners and property managers more certainty and transparency around their tenancy arrangements and decisions. If you're a tenant or a property owner, it's important that you understand how these changes affect you. One of the changes is how tenancies can be ended. New laws ensure tenancies can't be ended by a property owner or manager without approved grounds, such as preparing a property for sale or choosing to move in. Tenants also have additional reasons to end a tenancy, such as the property not being in good repair or a co-tenant passing away. There are also changes to requesting a pet in rental properties during a tenancy. The RTA has a new form for tenants to request approval to have a pet. Owners must respond within 14 days and need to specify a reason under the new laws for refusing a request. New changes also include a new pathway for ensuring repair work is undertaken in a timely manner, with tenants able to seek a repair order if reasonable timeframes are not met. The value of emergency repairs that a tenant or a property manager can undertake if the owner can't be contacted has also been increased. Remember, these changes start on October 1, 2022. Please visit our website to find out more about how these changes will help to make sure renting works for everyone.