Ending a tenancy

A tenancy does not end safely through assumption. The agreement type, reason, party, form, service and timing all need a current jurisdiction check.

• Identify who proposes to end the tenancy and why.
• Check the current permitted ground, form and notice period.
• Plan handover, final inspection and bond steps.

Set the decision criteria, responsibilities and jurisdiction checks before the time-sensitive work begins.

• ✓Identify who proposes to end the tenancy and why.
• ✓Check the current permitted ground, form and notice period.
• ✓Plan handover, final inspection and bond steps.

Follow the same documented sequence each time, while adapting forms, notices and timeframes to the property jurisdiction.

• ✓Serve the correct notice through an accepted method.
• ✓Keep communication factual and avoid self-help action.
• ✓Complete possession, keys, condition and accounts.

Good records support clear decisions, reliable handovers and fair resolution when memories differ.

• Notice, reason and service evidence
• Move-out communication and key return
• Final report, invoices, ledger and bond action

Pause when the facts, authority or next legal step are unclear. A fast but unsupported decision usually creates more work later.

• Assuming a fixed term automatically ends possession
• Changing locks or utilities to force departure
• Claiming fair wear and tear as damage

The supported workspace connects property listings, inspection bookings, applications, agreement preparation and signing, condition records, repairs, documents and tenancy communication. Free planning tools help you explore management costs, cash flow, rental yield and readiness before committing to a rental. Both parties can contribute condition evidence. Check the required form and process separately; supplementary exit evidence does not replace a prescribed condition report or decide a bond claim.