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South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal
https://sacat.sa.gov.au
1800 723 767
Housing and rentals
SACAT deals with housing disputes including those involving residential tenancies , retirement villages, residential parks and rooming houses.
Please note, the below is not a comprehensive list. You should seek legal advice to determine whether you can make an application to SACAT.
You may also contact SACAT, but please be aware that we cannot provide legal advice.
- A landlord can apply to SACAT for:
- A tenant can apply to SACAT for:
- SAHT & Community Housing Provider tenants
- An order for compensation or a claim on the tenant's bond (please see the CBS website (external site) (external site) first for more information about bond refunds)
- An order to take back possession of a rented premises after the end of a tenancy
- An order ending a tenancy agreement for the following reasons:
- Frustration (for example, the property has been destroyed)
- Hardship
- The tenant's conduct is affecting the neighbours or the property is being used for an illegal purpose
- The tenant is committing a serious breach (for example, failing to pay rent, causing serious damage to the premises or personal injury)
- An order for a tenant to remedy a breach (for example, to keep the property in a reasonable condition and reasonably clean)
- A declaration that the landlord is not in breach, or has remedied a breach, and reinstating a tenancy (where the tenant has terminated the tenancy agreement by issuing a notice)
- A declaration that rented premises are abandoned and an order to take back possession
- An order for compensation or a claim on the bond (please see the CBS website (external site) (external site) first for more information about bond refunds)
- An order for the landlord to remedy a breach (for example, to carry out repairs)
- An order to end a tenancy agreement due to hardship, frustration or breach of the tenancy agreement
- A declaration that the tenant is not in breach of the tenancy agreement, or has remedied a breach, and an order reinstating a tenancy (where the landlord has terminated the tenancy agreement by issuing a notice)
- An order to end or change a tenancy agreement due to domestic violence
- Resolution of disputes about property left behind after a tenancy has ended
- An order requiring the tenant's information be removed from a residential tenancy database
A tenant of the South Australian Housing Trust or a Community Housing Provider may make some of the same applications to SACAT as a tenant in a private tenancy agreement.
SACAT may also review certain decisions of the South Australian Housing Trust in relation to your tenancy.
Learn more about making an application to review a SAHT decision
Common housing and rental disputes
Other organisations who can help
SACAT may not be the best place to resolve your issue. These are some other organisations who can help with housing disputes:
- Consumer and Business Services
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- Real Estate Institute of South Australia (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site)
- Landlords’ Association (SA) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site)
South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal
https://sacat.sa.gov.au/housing-and-rentals
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