My landlord is selling in Victoria. Do I have to move?

Not without a valid notice to vacate: 90 days or more, never before a fixed term ends.

Your clock

• 14 days before the first visit: Notice of intention to sell
• 48 hours: Notice for each visit
• twice a week, 1 hour: Buyer visits
• 14 days, unless told before signing: Your exit after that notice

The rule in Victoria

• A sale alone does not end the lease. The notice needs the prescribed form and proof.
• You get half a day's rent or $30, whichever is more, for each sales inspection.

After a sale notice, no letting for 6 months, unless VCAT allows.

What to send

Please send the documents that support the sale notice for [address].

Who to call

• Consumer Affairs Victoria, 1300 55 81 81
• Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), 1300 018 228
• Tenants Victoria, (03) 9416 2577

Where this comes from

• Residential Tenancies Act 1997 (Vic) version 115
• Consumer Affairs Victoria: Rental providers' entry rights

General information, not legal advice on your situation.