How much notice does my landlord need to give before entering in the Northern Territory?
In the Northern Territory your landlord must give you 7 days' written notice before a routine inspection, and they can only inspect once every 3 months. Turning up unannounced isn't allowed.
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In the Northern Territory your landlord or agent can't just show up. For a routine inspection they must give you 7 days' written notice, and they can only do these once every 3 months — at a reasonable time stated in the written notice. They can enter for specific reasons (inspections, repairs, showing the property to buyers), but each has its own notice rules, and entering without proper notice breaches your right to quiet enjoyment. If it keeps happening, you can raise it with NTCAT.
What you can do right now
- Check the notice you were given — was it in writing, did it give you 7 days, and did it state the reason?
- If they entered without proper notice, keep a dated record of exactly when it happened.
- A polite letter quoting the rules usually stops it; if it continues, you can apply to NTCAT.
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Free help
- Darwin Community Legal Service (Tenants' Advice)
- NT Consumer Affairs
General information, not legal advice.
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