Bond Transfers in VIC
Dear Victorian Residential Tenancies Bond Authority,
Could you please provide me with any information that would help answer the following questions:
1) What proportion of tenants in Victoria attempt to transfer their bond from one lease to another?
2) What proportion of new bonds lodged could be executed via a transfer (i.e. what proportion have the same tenants as a previous bond)?
In other words, is the transfer option being exercised in those cases where it could be used?
And also, do you have any existing research that would help explain the level of utilisation of the transfer feature?
Yours faithfully,
Justin Tauber
This is an automatically generated response. Please do not reply to this
email.
Thank you for your email to the Residential Tenancies Bond Authority
(RTBA).
Please note that for security reasons, forms that are emailed cannot be
processed.
You can access RTBA Online (rentalbonds.vic.gov.au) to:
· Check the status of your bond
· Search for and claim bond refunds
· Generate and print the following forms:
§ Bond lodgement
§ Repayment Claim
§ Tenant Transfer
§ Agent/landlord Transfer
You may also wish to download our free mobile apps:
- MyShopRights provides information on your refund, warranty and lay-by
rights: http://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/myshoprig...
- RentRight can help you rent or manage a property:
http://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/rentright
If you have any urgent enquiry, please call our Helpline (1300 137 164).
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Hi Justin
I have referred your enquiry to our administration team to see if they have
the requested information. I will get back to you as soon as I can with
exact numbers if we have them.
I would like to clarify the parameters of your enquiry if I may so that I
can provide the sort of response which addresses your concerns. Are you
asking about whether Bonds are transferred by Tenants from one property to
another and/or are you seeking information on whether Bonds on the same
property are being transferred from one set of Tenants to another?
I expect that the RTBA will be able to reply to your enquiry in the next 7
days.
Regards
Kevin Boers | Acting Senior Enquiries Officer | Residential Tenancies Bond
Authority |
Information & Dispute Services Centre | Consumer Affairs Victoria |
Department of Justice & Regulation |
Tel. 1300 137 164 (Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm except public holidays) |
Overseas +61 3 8684 6370 |
RTBA Locked Bag 007, Wendouree VIC 3355 | e. [Victorian Residential Tenancies Bond Authority request email] |
consumer.vic.gov.au | online transactions www.rentalbonds.vic.gov.au
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From: Justin Tauber <[FOI #3222 email]>
To: FOI requests at Victorian Residential Tenancies Bond Authority
<[Victorian Residential Tenancies Bond Authority request email]>,
Date: 12/03/2017 07:15 AM
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Bond Transfers in VIC
Dear Victorian Residential Tenancies Bond Authority,
Could you please provide me with any information that would help answer the
following questions:
1) What proportion of tenants in Victoria attempt to transfer their bond
from one lease to another?
2) What proportion of new bonds lodged could be executed via a transfer
(i.e. what proportion have the same tenants as a previous bond)?
In other words, is the transfer option being exercised in those cases where
it could be used?
And also, do you have any existing research that would help explain the
level of utilisation of the transfer feature?
Yours faithfully,
Justin Tauber
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Dear Kevin,
Thanks for your reply.
You've asked me to clarify by answering the following question: "Are you
asking about whether Bonds are transferred by Tenants from one property to
another and/or are you seeking information on whether Bonds on the same
property are being transferred from one set of Tenants to another?"
The first of these describes my request.
To explain, I'm interested in the burdens on renters during forced or voluntary changes of residence. Transfers seem like a way of reducing the financial burden of two simultaneous property bonds, so I'd like to know if that feature is being used by renters.
Yours faithfully,
Justin Tauber
This is an automatically generated response. Please do not reply to this
email.
Thank you for your email to the Residential Tenancies Bond Authority
(RTBA).
Please note that for security reasons, forms that are emailed cannot be
processed.
You can access RTBA Online (rentalbonds.vic.gov.au) to:
· Check the status of your bond
· Search for and claim bond refunds
· Generate and print the following forms:
§ Bond lodgement
§ Repayment Claim
§ Tenant Transfer
§ Agent/landlord Transfer
You may also wish to download our free mobile apps:
- MyShopRights provides information on your refund, warranty and lay-by
rights: http://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/myshoprig...
- RentRight can help you rent or manage a property:
http://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/rentright
If you have any urgent enquiry, please call our Helpline (1300 137 164).
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Dear Justin,
Thank you for your email. Freedom of information requests submitted to the
Residential Tenancies Bond Authority require the prescribed fee to be
paid. As this is a statistical query there is no fee payable.
In response to your first query below. The RTBA has a transfer process
which allows tenants to transfer their bond from one property to another
provided the landlord or agent is the same. This transaction is known as a
property to property transfer.
For the 2015-16 financial year, the RTBA processed 1,481 property to
property transfers.
In regard to your second query, the RTBA is unable to supply the
information you seek as we do not track parties to a bond this way.
Kind Regards.
TAS | Manager Residential Bonds | Residential Tenancies Bond Authority |
Consumer Affairs Victoria | Department of Justice & Regulation
Tel. 1300 137 164 (Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm except public holidays) |
Overseas +61 3 8684 6370 |
RTBA Locked Bag 007, Wendouree VIC 3355 | e. [1][Victorian Residential Tenancies Bond Authority request email] |
[2]consumer.vic.gov.au | online transactions
[3]www.rentalbonds.vic.gov.au
From: Justin Tauber <[FOI #3222 email]>
To: FOI requests at Victorian Residential Tenancies Bond Authority
<[Victorian Residential Tenancies Bond Authority request email]>,
Date: 26/03/2017 05:36 AM
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Bond Transfers in VIC
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Dear Kevin,
Thanks for your reply.
You've asked me to clarify by answering the following question: "Are you
asking about whether Bonds are transferred by Tenants from one property to
another and/or are you seeking information on whether Bonds on the same
property are being transferred from one set of Tenants to another?"
The first of these describes my request.
To explain, I'm interested in the burdens on renters during forced or
voluntary changes of residence. Transfers seem like a way of reducing the
financial burden of two simultaneous property bonds, so I'd like to know
if that feature is being used by renters.
Yours faithfully,
Justin Tauber
Dear Victorian Residential Tenancies Bond Authority,
Thank you for the information you've provided.
My request also asked for a proportion of bonds lodged via the transfer function.
Can you therefore tell me the total number of rental bonds lodged in the 2015-16 financial year?
Yours faithfully,
Justin Tauber
This is an automatically generated response. Please do not reply to this
email.
Thank you for your email to the Residential Tenancies Bond Authority
(RTBA).
Please note that for security reasons, forms that are emailed cannot be
processed.
You can access RTBA Online (rentalbonds.vic.gov.au) to:
- Check the status of your bond
- Search for and claim bond refunds
- Register online for bond lodgement & bond claims
- Update property manager's details if already registered
Generate and print the following forms:
§ Bond lodgement
§ Repayment Claim
§ Tenant Transfer
§ Agent/landlord Transfer
You may also wish to download our free mobile apps:
- MyShopRights provides information on your refund, warranty and lay-by
rights: http://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/myshoprig...
- RentRight can help you rent or manage a property:
http://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/rentright
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Hi ,
Thank you for your email.
The RTBA registered 237,000 bond lodgements in 2015-16.
As at 30 June 2016, the RTBA held 593,558 bonds.
If you have any further questions, please reply to this email or contact
the Residential Tenancies Bond Authority (RTBA) on 1300 137 164
Please note that the information contained in this email is of a general
nature only and should not be regarded as a substitute for legal or
professional advice.
Yours sincerely,
Jay
RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES BOND AUTHORITY | Information & Dispute Services
Centre |
Consumer Affairs Victoria | Department of Justice & Regulation | Tel.
1300 137 164 (Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm except public holidays) |
Overseas +61 3 8684 6370 | RTBA Locked Bag 007, Wendouree VIC 3355 |
e. [1][Victorian Residential Tenancies Bond Authority request email] | [2]consumer.vic.gov.au | online
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From: Justin Tauber <[FOI #3222 email]>
To: FOI requests at Victorian Residential Tenancies Bond Authority
<[Victorian Residential Tenancies Bond Authority request email]>,
Date: 29/03/2017 01:18 AM
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Bond Transfers in VIC
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Dear Victorian Residential Tenancies Bond Authority,
Thank you for the information you've provided.
My request also asked for a proportion of bonds lodged via the transfer
function.
Can you therefore tell me the total number of rental bonds lodged in the
2015-16 financial year?
Yours faithfully,
Justin Tauber