Can my landlord raise the rent in the ACT?

Yes, once every 12 months, with 8 weeks' notice. Above the cap needs your written OK or ACAT approval.

Your clock

• 8 weeks, written: Notice
• 12 months: Between rises
• 2+ weeks before it starts: Ask ACAT

The rule in the ACT

• Cap: your rise can be at most 1.1 times the percent rise in the Canberra rents index since your last rise.
• The notice must state the start day, amount, and whether above the cap.
• ACAT can review a rise. While it decides, the rent does not go up.

Older fixed terms may allow other rises if the lease says how.

What to send

I received your rent notice dated [date]. Please show it is within the cap.

Who to call

• ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal (ACAT), (02) 6207 1740
• Access Canberra (Office of Rental Bonds), 13 22 81
• Legal Aid ACT Tenancy Advice Service, 1300 402 512

Where this comes from

• Residential Tenancies Act 1997 (ACT) ss 64A, 64AAA, 64B, 64C, 65, 66, Sch 1 cl 35, 38 (R84, 26 Nov 2025, still current)
• Residential Tenancies Regulation 1998 (ACT) s 5A

General information, not legal advice on your situation.