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Victoria rent increase rules: 90 days' notice and the 12-month limit
Victoria changed its minimum notice for rent increases from 60 to 90 days on 25 November 2025. Here are the current rules, plus a checker for the earliest date a proposed increase could apply.
This is an estimate. The calculator adds 90 days to the notice date and 12 months to the last increase, and takes the later of the two. How days are counted, and the time a posted notice takes to arrive, can push the real date later. Confirm with the official body below.
The rules (Consumer Affairs Victoria)
- 90 days' notice using the correct Notice of proposed rent increase form, sent by the method agreed in the rental agreement. If the rental provider doesn't use the right form, the notice isn't valid.
- How often: in most cases no more than once every 12 months, for agreements that started (or became periodic) on or after 19 June 2019. Older agreements have a 6-month rule.
- Fixed terms: no increase during a fixed term unless the agreement allows it and states how the increase is calculated.
- Explain the calculation. The notice must show how the increase was worked out (for example CPI with the quarter named, a rent index, a fixed % or a fixed $ amount). Vague wording like "CPI" or "based on the rental market valuation" is invalid.
- No cap on the amount, but a renter can challenge an increase they think is above the market range by requesting a review.
- Rent can't be increased to penalise a renter for breaking the agreement.
Other states: NSW ยท Queensland.
Sources
- Consumer Affairs Victoria: Rent increases (updated 27 Feb 2026)
- Residential Tenancies Act 1997 (Vic) s44 (AustLII)
Last checked 16 Nov 2026. Rules and rates change; confirm on the official page before you rely on a figure.
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General information only, not financial, tax or legal advice. Check the official pages linked above, or ask a registered tax agent, before you rely on anything here. Last checked 16 Nov 2026.