Required statements for tenancy agreements
There are additional statements that landlords need to attach to all new tenancy agreements. Landlords need to sign these statements as well as the tenancy agreement.
Insurance statement
Landlords must provide insurance information in any new tenancy agreement.
The statement must include:
- if the property is insured or not
- the amount of excess the tenant needs to pay if they cause damage or destruction to the property.
If the rental property is part of a body corporate, landlords must include insurance information that is relevant to the tenant’s liability for damage of both the rental property itself, and the shared facilities.
Landlords must also include a statement telling tenants they are able to request a copy of any insurance policies for the property.
They also have to tell tenants if this information changes within a reasonable time.
Insulation statement
All rental properties must have ceiling and underfloor insulation where it is reasonably practical to install.
Landlords must provide an insulation statement in all new tenancy agreements. This can be included in the healthy homes compliance statement or provided separately.
This statement must include:
- whether there is insulation in the rental home
- where it is in the walls, ceiling and underfloor
- what type of insulation it is
- what condition the insulation is in.
Including an insulation assessment from a professional
Landlords can also attach an assessment from a professional to the tenancy agreement.
This will only count as an insulation statement if:
- it includes all required information
- it is signed by the landlord.
Otherwise, the landlord can use the information from the professional assessment to complete the insulation statement or compliance statement.
The insulation statement must include all of the required information for insulation that is in the walls, ceiling and underfloor space of the rental.
Where a landlord cannot find the required information for a specific insulation (for example, the walls) they must include the following information in their insulation statement:
- describe the information that the landlord cannot find
- explain why the landlord has not been able to find the information
- confirm that the landlord has made all reasonable efforts to find the information.
Landlords could be liable for a penalty of up to $500 if they don’t include a complete insulation statement, or if they include anything they know to be false or misleading.
Healthy homes standards compliance statement
All new or renewed tenancy agreements must include specific information about the rental's current level of compliance with the healthy homes standards.
Healthy homes standards 'intent to comply statement'
Landlords must include a statement in new, renewed or varied tenancy agreements that confirms:
- that on and after the start of the tenancy, the landlord will comply with the healthy homes standards as required by either section 45(1)(bb) – Residential Tenancies, or section 66I(1)(bb) – Boarding House Tenancies, of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986, or
- that the landlord already complies with the healthy homes standards as required by either section 45(1)(bb) – Residential Tenancies, or section 66I(1)(bb) – Boarding House Tenancies, of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
The ‘intent to comply’ statement is included in our healthy homes standards compliance statement, the residential tenancy agreement template and the boarding house tenancy agreement template. It can be combined with the insulation statement and provided with one signature.
Last updated: 01 July 2025
