All articles about Ending a Tenancy in South Australia: A Landlord's Guide to Notices and Process.
Don't want to pay $350–$600/hour for a routine tenancy termination in SA? Here are the realistic alternatives — compliance guides, CBS resources, LASA, and when a solicitor really is necessary.
Which resource is best for a self-managing South Australian landlord who needs to end a tenancy under the post-2024 prescribed-grounds rules? Compares guides, CBS, LASA, and solicitors.
How to count clear days for a tenancy notice in SA — Section 3(3) of the Residential Tenancies Act, postal delivery allowances, and worked examples for 7, 60, and 90-day notices.
How South Australia landlords issue a termination notice for demolition or major renovations, including Form 7 evidence, 60-day notice period, and the 6-month re-letting ban.
How a landlord ends a fixed-term lease in SA — Form 9, Regulation 25 grounds, the 60-day notice before expiry, and what happens if neither party serves notice.
How a landlord ends a periodic tenancy in SA — the prescribed grounds, Form 7 (60 days) and Form 8 (90 days), evidence requirements, and what happens if the tenant stays.
Step-by-step process for SA landlords ending a tenancy under the post-2024 prescribed-grounds rules without hiring a solicitor — forms, evidence, clear days, and SACAT.
What counts as an illegal eviction in SA, the penalties (up to $35,000), why self-help eviction is always unlawful, and the only legal way to remove a tenant.
When a South Australia landlord can end a fixed-term lease before expiry — breach, hardship, drug contamination, and destruction — and when they cannot.
How to serve a valid owner or family occupation notice in SA — who qualifies, the statutory declaration, 60 clear days, Form 7 or 9, and the six-month re-letting ban.
What evidence South Australia landlords must attach to termination notices under the 2025 regulations — sale contracts, statutory declarations, building quotes, and more.
The main lawful reasons a South Australian landlord can end an ordinary residential tenancy after the July 2024 no-grounds abolition — the prescribed grounds, forms, notice periods and evidence.
Key sections of the SA Residential Tenancies Act 1995 that govern landlord termination — sections 80–93, prescribed grounds, notice forms, and enforcement.
How section 90A of the Residential Tenancies Act 1995 protects tenants from retaliatory eviction in South Australia, and what landlords need to know to avoid it.
Should you use a compliance guide or hire a property manager to end a tenancy in South Australia? Compares cost, control, and compliance outcomes after the 2024 reforms.
How to apply to SACAT when a tenant won't leave after a termination notice — the Level 1 application, $93 filing fee, possession orders, bailiff warrants, and enforcement timeline.
How to give notice when selling a tenanted property in SA — the 60-day notice, Form 7, Form 9, the sales agency agreement option, and the six-month re-letting ban.
The four lawful ways to serve a termination notice in SA — personal delivery, letterbox, post, and email — plus postal delivery allowances and what makes service invalid.
How to issue an end-of-lease notice in South Australia — Form 9 for fixed-term expiry, prescribed grounds, evidence, and the process if the tenant stays.
Step-by-step compliance checklist for South Australia landlords ending a tenancy — prescribed grounds, forms, evidence, clear days, service, and SACAT enforcement.
How to serve a Form 5 breach notice in SA — rent arrears (7-day remedy), non-rent breaches, the 14-day arrears threshold, property damage, and what happens if the tenant does not comply.
How long a South Australia landlord must give a tenant to vacate — 7, 60, and 90 day notice periods explained by ground, with clear-day counting rules.
How to issue a notice to vacate in South Australia — the correct forms, notice periods (60 or 90 days), evidence requirements, and the clear-day counting rules.
What rights South Australia landlords have in 2026 when ending a tenancy — prescribed grounds, notice periods, evidence rules, and the SACAT enforcement pathway.
How to serve a Form 5 rent arrears notice in South Australia — the 14-day threshold, 7 clear days to remedy, arrears ledger evidence, and what happens next.
Complete timeline of South Australia's tenancy law reforms from July 2024 through January 2026, covering no-grounds abolition, Form A1, and the new regulations.
A guide to the main CBS landlord termination forms in SA — Form 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. Which form for which ground, where to download them, and what each one requires.