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The Commissioner
The Commissioner
- Meet the Commissioner
  Meet the Commissioner
  
  Learn about the Commissioner's experience in the housing sector.
- Strategic plan
  Strategic plan
  
  Sets out the Commissioner's vision, mission and approach. Download the Commissioner's strategic plan.
The rental sector
The rental sector
- About the private rental sector
  About the private rental sector
  
  Provides an overview of the Victorian rental sector.
- Key issues
  Key issues
  
  Lists the key issues raised with the Commissioner during consultations after her appointment.
- Victorian renting laws
  Victorian renting laws
  
  Defines the main legislation and regulations for the rental sector in Victoria.
- Where to get help
  Where to get help
  
  The Commissioner cannot provide renting advice for individuals. Select below the dropdown item best suits your renting problem or situation.
- Changes to renting laws
  Changes to renting laws
  
  Explains changes to renting laws and terminology, due to the passing of the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2018.
- Research
  Research
  
  Look here if you want to see the latest research about the rental sector in Victoria and Australia.
Rental reform
Rental reform
- News and updates
  News and updates
  
  Get the latest updates including media articles, consultation opportunities, opinion pieces and other news.
- Engaging with stakeholders
  Engaging with stakeholders
  
  The Commissioner and her team will consult widely with renters, advocates and other stakeholders across the private rental sector to identify and act on systemic and community-wide issues.
- Strengthening renters' rights
  Strengthening renters' rights
  
  The Commissioner will expose market practices and regulatory gaps that erode the rights of renters and progress opportunities to strengthen renters’ rights.
- Renters exercising their rights
  Renters exercising their rights
  
  The Commissioner will support improved dispute resolution processes and pursue opportunities to better enable renters to exercise their rights.
- Renters understand their rights
  Renters understand their rights
  
  The Commissioner will pursue opportunities to increase renters' knowledge and understanding of their rights.
Contact us

The Commissioner for Residential Tenancies provides independent advice to the Victorian Government to help make renting fairer

What the Commissioner does

Tell your story to help the Commissioner expose poor renting practices and gaps in Victorian tenancy law so she can advocate to Government to strengthen renters' rights.

Tell us your story (External link)

If you need help with a specific renting problem there are services in the community that can help you. Here's who to contact.

The Commissioner is working towards the following outcomes:

Strengthening renters' rights

strengthen renters rights

Strengthening renters' rights

The Commissioner will expose market practices and regulatory gaps that erode the rights of renters and progress opportunities to strengthen renters’ rights.

Renters understand their rights

renters know understand rights

Renters understand their rights

The Commissioner will pursue opportunities to increase renters' knowledge and understanding of their rights.

Renters exercising their rights

renters exercise use their rights

Renters exercising their rights

The Commissioner will support improved dispute resolution processes and pursue opportunities to better enable renters to exercise their rights.

Latest news

Renting in Victoria Snapshot 2021

5 November 2021

Renting in Victoria Snapshot 2021

Find out more about the rental sector in Victoria.

New Anti-Racism Taskforce

17 August 2021

New Anti-Racism Taskforce

The Victorian Government has established a new Anti-Racism Taskforce to guide the development of a new state-wide Anti-Racism Strategy to address racism in Victoria.

Update to Tenants Victoria family violence protection resource

17 August 2021

Update to Tenants Victoria family violence protection resource

Tenants Victoria has updated its Family Violence Protection Tenancy Kit to reflect changes to the laws around family violence protection.