Hi there. If once long ago when you moved in you had a lease which has since lapsed, it is likely that you have been renting on what is known as a “periodic tenancy” since then. A periodic tenancyis a lease which lasts for a month (in most cases), and automatically renews when you pay the next months rent. Under the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 (Vic) a periodic tenancywill contain the same terms that the original lease had.

a. the right to quiet enjoyment of your property (meaning the land lord can not enter the premises at their will); b. the requirement that the landlord ensure the property is in habitable condition; c. the requirement that landlord not raise rent an unreasonable amount at any given time; d. the requirement that you be given reasonable notice before eviction.