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