Both landlords and tenants should know about the different types of tenancy agreements. Each one has different rules, use the information below to work out what’s best for you.


Whether you’re a landlord or a tenant, it’s important to know the differences between a periodic tenancy and a fixed-term tenancy so you can choose the one that suits you best.


It is important to know the differences in your rights and responsibilities between a room-by-room tenancy, a boarding housing tenancy and other living arrangements.


A short fixed-term tenancy is a fixed-term rental agreement of 90 days or less.


Boarding house tenancies and standard tenancies share many of the same requirements. Learn about the differences in our Boarding houses section.


In a service tenancy, an employer provides accommodation for a worker to live in during their employment.  


Build-to-rent properties are medium-to-large scale, multi-unit residential housing developments that are built to provide long-term rental accommodation.