Bonds and Bond recovery

For many renters, their bond is often a large sum of money that they rely on getting back at the end of a tenancy to help them move into their next property smoothly. When getting the bond back is delayed, it can put renters in a really tricky financial situation.

We've drafted some resources to help you understand your rights and obligations when it comes to your bond, and give you some tips on what you can do to minimise the risk of your rental provider claiming it:

• Bond Basics: 5 Things you need to know 🌐
• Tips to minimise the risk of a bonds claim during your tenancy
• My tenancy ended - How do I get my bond back? 🌐
• [Coming soon] What to do if your rental provider didn't lodge your bond with the RTBA?
• 4 Steps to Claim your bond from the RTBA
• [Coming soon] What to do with the bond if you're leaving a rental property (but your co-renter is staying on)
• 5 steps to prepare for defending your bond at VCAT

🌐 = translated information available in:

• 简体中文
• 繁體中文
• [Coming soon] عربى
• हिंदी
• Bahasa Indonesia
• 한국어
• Español
• தமிழ்
• ภาษาไทย
• Tiếng Việt

We are continuing to update our resources as demand for our bonds service grows. If you have suggestions for information to be published next, please feel free to provide your suggestion in our comment box below.