NSW Residential Tenancies Act 2010
Part 8: Rental bonds – NSW Residential Tenancies Act 2010

NSW Residential Tenancies Act 2010 s163-166: ss 163, 165 and 166 Bond claims: not before the tenancy ends without joint agreement; claim only permitted amounts; give the tenant the report and invoices within 7 days

A landlord does not claim the bond before the tenancy ends unless the claim is joint or pays the tenants. It claims only for reasonable repair or restoration of damage beyond fair wear and tear caused by the tenant, an occupant or invitee, unpaid rent and charges, reasonable cleaning where not left reasonably clean, locks the tenant changed without consent, and other prescribed amounts. Where it claims without the tenant's consent, it gives the tenant within 7 days a copy of the completed outgoing condition report and copies of the estimates, quotes, invoices or receipts for the work (and to the Department of Communities and Justice where it paid part of the bond). From 21 September 2026 no claim is made against a tenant for damage caused during domestic abuse by another tenant (ss 54, 54A).

Maintained by Gerard Blokdyk

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  • s136AA s 136AA Give the tenant evidence supporting a bond claim within 14 days

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