2021 Victorian Rental Reforms Minimum standards & safety requirements | Page 9

DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS

DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS

The following prescribed details are required to be provided to the renter prior to entering into a rental agreement :
Item Disclosure requirement
Asbestos
If the rented premises has friable or non-friable asbestos based on an inspection by a suitably qualified person .
Drug trafficking or cultivation
If the rented premises is known by the residential rental provider to be contaminated because of prior use of the rented premises for the trafficking or cultivation of a drug of dependence in the last five years .
Embedded networks
The ABN and trading name of the embedded network operator , and the contact details , including any phone number and website address of the embedded network operator , and the electricity tariffs and all associated fees and charges that may apply to the customer in relation to the sale of electricity , or where that information can be accessed .
Homicide
If the rented premises or common property is known by the residential rental provider to have been the location of a homicide in the last five years .
Notices , orders , declarations
If the rented premises is affected by a building or planning application that has been lodged with the relevant authority , or if the rented premises or common property is known by the residential rental provider to be the subject of any notice , order , declaration , report or recommendation issued by a relevant building surveyor , municipal building surveyor , public authority or government department relating to any building defects or safety concerns .
Registered place
If the rented premise is a registered place . A registered place is typically a heritage listed building .