Rent & money
Rent, bonds and money
A practical path through rent increases, ledgers, water bills, bond records and the evidence behind a disputed amount.
Money disputes are easier to understand when the dates, payment references and documents are kept together. Start with the issue in front of you, then use the relevant guide and the current RTA process to check what applies.
Primary source to check
RTA — Rent and other billsStart here
Rent increases in Queensland
For most Queensland rentals, rent cannot increase until at least 12 months after the current rent became payable for the property.
Before you act
Keep these details together.
- Put the current rent date and proposed date side by side
- Keep receipts, bank references and the rent ledger
- Ask for the underlying bill or calculation
- Separate an agreed amount from a disputed amount
Original explanations
Guides in this topic
Rent increases in Queensland
For most Queensland rentals, rent cannot increase until at least 12 months after the current rent became payable for the property.
Read this guide Rent & money · Reviewed 12 Sept 2026Rent payment options and extra fees
A Queensland renter must be offered at least two ways to pay rent, including a reasonably available option that does not cost more than usual bank charges.
Read this guide Applying & payments · Reviewed 12 Sept 2026Rent in advance and rent bidding
A rental must be advertised at a fixed price, and at the start of a tenancy the owner or agent cannot solicit, accept or invite rent above that price or more than the permitted rent in advance.
Read this guide Rent & money · Reviewed 12 Sept 2026Rent ledgers, receipts and missing payments
The managing party must keep an accurate rent record, and a tenant who asks for a copy of the rent ledger should receive it within seven days.
Read this guide Bills & utilities · Reviewed 12 Sept 2026Water charges for Queensland tenants
A tenant can only be charged where the legal and property requirements are met, and the bill must be passed on within the required time.
Read this guide Bonds · Reviewed 12 Sept 2026Rental bond amounts and lodgement
For a general Queensland tenancy, the usual maximum bond is four weeks' rent, and bond money taken must generally be receipted and lodged with the RTA within 10 days.
Read this guide Bonds · Reviewed 13 Sept 2026Getting your rental bond back
Prepare your evidence before handover, keep the exit report and claim through the RTA as soon as your tenancy has ended.
Read this guideDocument-first help