Unit title rental certificate
A landlord needs to give a tenant a unit title rental certificate before they sign a tenancy agreement.
A unit owner who wants to rent their unit or townhouse needs a unit title rental certificate. They can request one from their owners' corporation.
The landlord needs to give a tenant the unit title rental certificate before they sign a tenancy agreement. The certificate has important information about the unit complex.
What a certificate needs to include
A unit title rental certificate must include:
- a copy of the owners' corporation rules
- safety information for any swimming pool on common property
- if there is an embedded electricity network at the complex
- information on if tenants are unable to choose their service provider for some utilities
- if the property has ceiling insulation.
The owners' corporation may not know if the property has ceiling insulation. The certificate can say that the owners' corporation will find out and confirm later.
How long it takes to get a certificate
Owners' corporations need to provide a certificate within 14 days of a request. If they don't have the information for the certificate, they have 6 weeks to find the information and provide it.
Fees for a certificate
The owners' corporation can charge a fee for the certificate. The maximum fee an owners’ corporation can charge is $332.
If information in a certificate changes
The certificate is valid for 5 years from the date the owners' corporation issues it.
If any information in the certificate changes within 5 years, an owners’ corporation must provide a new certificate. The owners’ corporation cannot charge a fee for the new certificate.