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Australian Capital Territory end-of-lease evidence

The ACT Revenue Office publishes a condition report for tenancies and occupancies. Rental bonds are lodged with the Revenue Office.

BondFile is a private photographic record you can attach to a condition report or a bond dispute. It does not replace the official condition report for your state or territory, it does not lodge or hold bond money, and it is not legal advice. Forms, deadlines, and bond rules change. Read the official page for your state or territory.

What the official pages say

• The standard residential tenancy terms say the lessor gives the tenant two copies of a completed condition report within one day of the tenant taking possession. The tenant returns one signed copy within two weeks, marking agreement or disagreement.
• At the end of the tenancy the premises are inspected and an end-of-tenancy condition report is completed. A party who was given a reasonable chance to attend and does not can have the report completed in their absence.
• The Territory's condition report form says to take date-stamped photos of defects. Bonds are lodged with the ACT Revenue Office.

Official links

• ACT Revenue Office: rental bond forms, including the condition report
• ACT condition report (PDF)
• ACT Revenue Office: rental bonds

Where BondFile fits

Use it while you still have the keys. Photograph each room, mark clean / undamaged / working, and download the PDF. Attach it to the official form or send it with a bond dispute. It does not sign the form for you, and it does not decide fair wear and tear. Reports, photos, and generated PDFs are deleted automatically 24 months after the report is created, so a move-in record is still there at the end of a 12-month lease.

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