24 allowlisted passages. 12 have wording read into the corpus; 12 record the instrument, section, heading and canonical link only, with no day counts or quoted obligations. URLs and version labels checked 2026-09-06; the reviewed provisions were read 2026-09-07. These are check dates, not publication dates and not legal approval.
Section text for the Residential Tenancies Act 1995 (SA) and the Housing Improvement Regulations 2017 (SA) is cited by instrument, section number, heading and canonical authorised-version URL. Where the section text has not been read into this corpus, the passage carries no day counts or quoted obligations — read the authorised instrument before deciding anything. Some reviewed government and tribunal pages are recorded as reference URLs only, because the publisher blocked automated retrieval; those entries summarise nothing from the page itself.
Residential Tenancies Act 1995 (SA) s 67A
Minimum housing standards at the time of occupation
Minimum housing standards applying when a tenant takes occupation of the premises.
- Minimum housing standards prescribed under the Housing Improvement Act must be met by the time the tenant takes occupation.
Authorised version dated 15 January 2026 (PDF) · topics: Minimum housing standards · URL checked 2026-09-06
Open the official sourceResidential Tenancies Act 1995 (SA) s 68
Landlord's obligation to repair
The landlord's repair obligation and the tenant's route for reporting repairs, including urgent repair reporting.
- The repair obligation is assessed with regard to the age, character and expected life of the premises.
- The repair obligation under s 68(1) is not conditional on the tenant giving written notice.
- A breach under s 68(2)(a) requires notice of the defect AND a failure to act with reasonable diligence after that notice. Notice goes to breach, not to the existence of the duty.
Authorised version dated 15 January 2026 (PDF) · topics: Repairs and maintenance, Urgent repairs · URL checked 2026-09-06
Open the official sourceResidential Tenancies Act 1995 (SA) s 72
Landlord's right of entry
When and how a landlord or agent may enter the premises. The ground of entry must be identified first: routine inspection, necessary maintenance or repairs, and other grounds each have their own rule.
- A routine inspection under s 72(1)(c) ordinarily requires between 7 and 28 days written notice. This ground applies only where the entry really is a routine inspection.
- A routine inspection is ordinarily limited to a two hour window within normal hours and to 4 in any 12 month period.
- Entry under s 72(1)(e) for non-emergency necessary maintenance or repairs (other than garden maintenance) may be made at the tenant's request, or otherwise on at least 48 hours notice for entry during normal hours.
- Normal hours under s 72(6) are 8am to 8pm, excluding Sundays and public holidays.
- Statutory exceptions apply, including an inspection frequency authorised by the tribunal, so the section itself must be read before relying on the ordinary position.
Authorised version dated 15 January 2026 (PDF) · topics: Entry, access and inspections · URL checked 2026-09-06
Open the official sourceResidential Tenancies Act 1995 (SA) s 63
Repayment of a bond
Repayment of a security bond at the end of a tenancy, including how an application for repayment is made and what happens when repayment may be disputed. This section is about REPAYMENT — it is not the provision dealing with the maximum bond amount or with lodgement.
- An application for repayment of a bond may be made jointly or by a party individually.
- Where an application for repayment may be disputed, the Act requires notification through the Commissioner.
Authorised version dated 15 January 2026 (PDF) · topics: Bond and security · URL checked 2026-09-06
Open the official sourceResidential Tenancies Act 1995 (SA) s 55
Increases in rent
Conditions that must be checked before rent is increased, including notice, what the agreement itself provides, restrictions during a fixed term, and timing conditions.
- Whether a rent increase is available at all depends on the notice given, the terms of the agreement, restrictions during a fixed term and timing conditions, all of which must be checked.
- A rent increase cannot be worked out from partial facts.
Authorised version dated 15 January 2026 (PDF) · topics: Rent · URL checked 2026-09-06
Open the official sourceResidential Tenancies Act 1995 (SA) s 80
Termination by landlord for breach of the agreement
Notice by a landlord where the tenant has breached the residential tenancy agreement.
Authorised version dated 15 January 2026 (PDF) · topics: Breach of agreement · URL checked 2026-09-06
Open the official sourceResidential Tenancies Act 1995 (SA) s 83A
Termination at the end of a fixed term
Ending a residential tenancy agreement at the end of a fixed term.
Authorised version dated 15 January 2026 (PDF) · topics: End of a fixed term · URL checked 2026-09-06
Open the official sourceResidential Tenancies Act 1995 (SA) s 91
Form of notice of termination
Formal requirements for a notice of termination.
Authorised version dated 15 January 2026 (PDF) · topics: Termination notices and forms · URL checked 2026-09-06
Open the official sourceResidential Tenancies Act 1995 (SA) s 120
Service of documents
How documents under the Act may be given or served.
Authorised version dated 15 January 2026 (PDF) · topics: Serving documents · URL checked 2026-09-06
Open the official sourceHousing Improvement Regulations 2017 (SA) reg 10
Cooking facilities and sanitary facilities
Prescribed standards covering facilities such as an oven and cooktop, and sanitary facilities.
Authorised version dated 1 July 2020 (PDF) · topics: Minimum housing standards · URL checked 2026-09-06
Open the official sourceHousing Improvement Regulations 2017 (SA) reg 11
Water supply and sewerage or waste water
Prescribed standards for water supply and sewerage or waste water connections.
Authorised version dated 1 July 2020 (PDF) · topics: Minimum housing standards · URL checked 2026-09-06
Open the official sourceHousing Improvement Regulations 2017 (SA) reg 15(j)
Standards for the whole premises — mould and moisture
Prescribed whole-premises standard dealing with mould and adverse moisture or damp.
- The premises must be reasonably free of mould and irritants, of disrepair, and of adverse effects of moisture or damp.
Authorised version dated 1 July 2020 (PDF) · topics: Minimum housing standards, Mould, damp and moisture, Repairs and maintenance · URL checked 2026-09-06
Open the official sourceHousing Safety Authority — Minimum housing standards: whole property
Whole property minimum housing standards
South Australian whole-property minimum housing standards guidance, including being reasonably free from mould and adverse moisture or damp.
- The guidance lists whole-property standards including being reasonably free from mould and adverse moisture or damp, weatherproofing, drainage and electrical matters.
Published guidance page · topics: Minimum housing standards, Mould, damp and moisture, Repairs and maintenance · URL checked 2026-09-06
Open the official sourceHousing Safety Authority — Rights and responsibilities: tenants
Reporting an unresolved health or safety defect
How a tenant can report an unresolved health or safety defect in a rented property, and tenant responsibilities.
- The page sets out how a tenant may report an unresolved health or safety defect in a rented property.
Published guidance page · topics: Minimum housing standards, Repairs and maintenance, Mould, damp and moisture · URL checked 2026-09-06
Open the official sourcesa.gov.au — Repairs and maintenance in private rental properties
Repairs and maintenance in private rental properties
General repair responsibilities in private rentals, how to report repairs, urgent repair reporting, and options where repairs remain unresolved.
- The page explains how repairs are reported and how urgent repair reporting differs from general repair reporting.
Published guidance page · topics: Repairs and maintenance, Urgent repairs · URL checked 2026-09-06
Open the official sourceCBS — Modifications and minimum standards
Minimum standards and modifications
Minimum standards applying at the beginning of a tenancy, related modification rules and where to get tenancy help in South Australia.
- The page states minimum standards that apply at the beginning of a tenancy and points to the relevant legislation.
Published guidance page · topics: Minimum housing standards, Repairs and maintenance · URL checked 2026-09-06
Open the official sourceSACAT — Housing and rentals
Housing and rental applications
The kinds of housing and rental matters SACAT deals with and the applications that may be available. It does not say whether a particular matter is eligible or what its outcome would be.
- The page lists the housing and rental application types SACAT deals with.
Published guidance page · topics: SACAT applications, Breach of agreement, Bond and security, End of a fixed term · URL checked 2026-09-06
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SACAT — Decisions
Published SACAT decisions
The tribunal's own decisions directory. Published decisions are records of individual matters; they are not, as a class, binding precedent.
This directory URL could not be confirmed by retrieval (the publisher blocked automated requests), so it is recorded as an unverified reference only. Published decision discovery is offered through the AustLII SACAT collection, which is linked on the Cases page.
Tribunal decisions directory (URL not independently confirmed) · topics: SACAT applications · URL checked 2026-09-06
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sa.gov.au — Right of entry (renting privately, during a tenancy)
Right of entry during a tenancy
Government guidance on when a landlord or agent may enter rented premises. Grounds differ: routine inspections, repairs, breach follow-up and other entry reasons each have their own rules.
Automated retrieval of this page returned HTTP 403 (publisher bot protection) on 2026-09-06, so its wording has not been read into this registry. Entry day counts in this corpus come only from the authorised Residential Tenancies Act 1995 (SA) s 72 entry.
Publisher-stated page update 25 May 2026 (label supplied, not independently retrieved) · topics: Entry, access and inspections, Repairs and maintenance, Breach of agreement · URL checked 2026-09-06
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CBS — Tenancy reforms for landlords and agents
South Australian tenancy reforms for landlords and agents
The regulator's own summary of South Australian residential tenancy reforms as they affect landlords and agents.
Automated retrieval returned HTTP 403 (publisher bot protection) on 2026-09-06. Recorded as a reviewed reference URL only; no reform dates or obligations are summarised here.
Published guidance page (version label not retrieved) · topics: Minimum housing standards, Rent, Breach of agreement, End of a fixed term, Termination notices and forms · URL checked 2026-09-06
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sa.gov.au — Forms and fact sheets for private rental tenancies
Official forms and fact sheets for private rental tenancies
The official index of prescribed forms and fact sheets for private rental tenancies in South Australia.
Automated retrieval returned HTTP 403 (publisher bot protection) on 2026-09-06. This engine links the official forms index and never reproduces, prefills or generates a notice or form.
Published forms index (version label not retrieved) · topics: Termination notices and forms, Serving documents, Breach of agreement, Bond and security · URL checked 2026-09-06
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CBS — Settling a bond dispute
Settling a bond dispute
The regulator's guidance on how a disagreement about the return of a bond may be dealt with in South Australia.
Automated retrieval returned HTTP 403 (publisher bot protection) on 2026-09-06. Recorded as a reviewed reference URL only; no bond timeframes are summarised here.
Published guidance page (version label not retrieved) · topics: Bond and security, SACAT applications · URL checked 2026-09-06
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SACAT — In-hearing procedures (resources for legal practitioners)
SACAT in-hearing procedures
The Tribunal's published information about how hearings are conducted. It does not indicate how any particular matter would be decided.
Automated retrieval returned HTTP 403 (publisher bot protection) on 2026-09-06. Recorded as a reviewed reference URL only; no procedural requirements are summarised here.
Published tribunal resource page (version label not retrieved) · topics: SACAT applications · URL checked 2026-09-06
Open the official sourcesa.gov.au — Emergency phone numbers
Emergency phone numbers
Who to call in immediate danger, plus specialist emergency and utility fault contacts for South Australia.
- Triple Zero (000) is listed for immediate danger.
Published guidance page · topics: Urgent repairs · URL checked 2026-09-06
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