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Rent increases in Tasmania

How often you may raise the rent, how much notice you have to give, and when the new amount can actually start being charged.

The rule in TAS

Rent increase — once every 12 months; at least 60 days' written notice

Statutory basis: RTA 1997 (Tas) s 20(3)
Form: Rent increase notice (60 days)

What that means on a calendar

Say you serve the notice on 2 March 2026. Tasmania requires 60 days, so the earliest it can take effect is 1 May 2026. Count the days from when the tenant actually receives it, not from when you wrote it — if it goes by post, allow for delivery on top.

An illustrative date, not today's. Your own dates depend on service and on the tenancy.

How TAS compares

The same question, answered by each state and territory. A period that is right in TAS is wrong two borders over — which is most of the reason this is worth looking up rather than remembering.

WhereNoticeThe rule
QLD60 daysRent increase — no more than once every 12 months; at least 2 months' written notice
NSW60 daysRent increase — once every 12 months (all leases, from 31 Oct 2024); at least 60 days' written notice; none in the first 12 months
VIC90 daysRent increase — once every 12 months; at least 90 days' written notice
SA60 daysRent increase — once in any 12-month period (2024 reform); at least 60 days' written notice
WA60 daysRent increase — once every 12 months; at least 60 days' written notice (Form 10)
TAS60 daysRent increase — once every 12 months; at least 60 days' written notice
ACT56 daysRent increase — once every 12 months; 8 weeks' notice; capped at 110% of the Canberra CPI rents subgroup
NT30 daysRent increase — no more than once every 6 months; at least 30 days' written notice

What's changed recently in TAS

Rent in advance
Only the first rent period in advance (e.g. ~2 weeks if paid fortnightly); no application fees.
Rent bidding
Banned — an owner/agent can't invite offers above the advertised rent.
Minimum standards
Prescribed minimum standards in force (weatherproof, heating, cooking, ventilation, etc.).

Source: cbos.tas.gov.au · Last verified 1 August 2026.

How LandlordMate handles it

Rent increase — once every 12 months; at least 60 days' written notice. You can generate the Rent increase notice (60 days) from the Compliance screen when the tenancy is eligible.

More for Tasmania landlords

Ending a tenancy in Tasmania · Entry and inspections in Tasmania

Or the full Tasmania guide — bond, arrears, smoke alarms, urgent repairs and the rest.

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General information drawn from each state's published rules — not legal advice. Tenancy law changes, and your situation may turn on facts a general page can't know. Confirm against the linked official source, or get advice. See our disclaimer.