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A notice to leave
Got a notice to leave from your landlord or agent in Queensland? General information on grounds, notice periods and what you can do next.Getting my bond back
How to get your rental bond back in Queensland: the RTA refund form, what happens if the agent makes a claim, and the short deadlines to dispute it.Repairs that are not getting done
What to do in Queensland when your landlord or agent has not fixed something: emergency and routine repairs, Form 11, repair orders and the minimum standards.Rent going up
Your landlord has told you the rent is going up? General information on Queensland's 12 month rule, the notice you must get and how to challenge an increase.Trouble with the agent
General information for Queensland renters on what a property manager can and cannot do, and who to complain to when things go wrong.Read or listen
I got a notice to leave
The opening of episode one: what a Queensland notice to leave (Form 12) is, what the handover day means, and why the notice on its own is not an eviction.Free legal help in Queensland: who does what
A plain list of free and low-cost legal help in Queensland: Legal Aid, community legal centres, duty lawyers, LawRight, Caxton, Tenants Queensland and more.Queensland renting rules in 2026: what changed and what applies now
Queensland rental laws 2026: rent rises once every 12 months, no rental bidding, housing standards, bond cap and entry rules, as at 2 November 2026.What happens to what you type on this site
Privacy on Not A Lawyer in plain words: no name needed, nothing goes to a lawyer without your consent, and analytics never see what you type.General information or legal advice: what is the difference?
The difference between general legal information and legal advice, why it matters, when you need a lawyer, and where to find free or low-cost help.Why we called it Not A Lawyer
What Not A Lawyer is, why the name is a promise, what happens to what you type, and who runs it. General information about Queensland law, never advice.Something else going on?
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