Reference · Notices
Current Victorian notice periods, dates and service rules.
A notice needs a valid reason, the current prescribed form, the required evidence and enough time to reach the renter. This guide reflects current Consumer Affairs Victoria guidance for ordinary residential rentals.
General information, not legal advice
This is a practical guide, not legal advice. Victorian rental laws and forms change. Check the current Consumer Affairs Victoria guidance and prescribed form before you serve a notice. A date calculation does not decide whether the reason, evidence or service is valid.
Victorian notice period and service date calculator
Estimate the latest date to serve or post a notice, or its earliest termination, entry or rent-increase date. The calculator uses the selected minimum period. It does not replace the statutory form or evidence required for that reason.
For these end-of-term reasons, a notice to vacate cannot end a fixed-term agreement before its end date. Some early-termination reasons have separate rules.
Enter the calendar days between lodgement and expected delivery, including weekends. Use Australia Post's estimate for the origin and destination.
Common notice periods
| Situation | Notice | Minimum period |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed term ends without a valid reason to end the tenancy | No notice to vacate on that basis | The agreement becomes periodic |
| Landlord plans to move in at the end of a fixed term, and this was included in additional terms | Notice to vacate with required evidence | 14 days |
| Landlord or eligible family member will move in; property sale, renovation, demolition or another eligible use | Notice to vacate with reason-specific evidence | Generally 90 days |
| Renter owes at least 14 days of rent | Notice to vacate | 14 days |
| Proposed rent increase | Prescribed notice of proposed rent increase | 90 days |
| Routine inspection, valuation or advertising photos | Written notice of entry | 7 days |
| Repairs or showing the property | Written notice of entry | 24 or 48 hours, depending on reason |
Fixed terms now roll into periodic agreements
A rental provider cannot issue a notice to vacate just because a fixed-term agreement is ending. Without a new agreement or a valid reason and notice, the agreement automatically becomes periodic. Where a valid notice is given during a fixed term, its termination date must not be earlier than the agreement's end date.
How a notice is served
For a notice to vacate, Consumer Affairs Victoria lists registered post, electronic communication where the renter has consented, or personal delivery. Use the service method required for that notice and allow enough postal time for the specific route. For entry notices, the listed methods are post or personal delivery; rent increases must use the method agreed in the rental agreement.
Keep the completed notice, required evidence, and proof of service for the life of the tenancy. Check the current prescribed form and service rules each time.
Common ways notices fail
- Right period, wrong end date — the tenancy rolls on silently.
- Assuming a fixed-term expiry by itself is a valid reason to end the tenancy.
- Using an old 60-day period where current rules require 90 days.
- Leaving out the evidence required for the selected reason.
- Not allowing enough time for postal delivery from the actual origin to the renter.
- Using a superseded form or failing to keep the notice and proof of service.
Official Victorian guidance
- Notice to vacate reasons, periods, evidence and service
- Rent increase notice periods and forms
- Entry reasons, notice periods and limits
Where the toolkit helps
The paid toolkit contains the full notice set — notice to vacate, notice to quit, abandonment notice, notice to enter, rent increase notice — as fill-in documents that state the correct form, period and end-date logic for each one, plus a service checklist that tells you which methods to use and what proof to file. Use the calculator above to check your dates right now.