Free plain-English lease review before you sign.

Why free lease review matters

Australian residential tenancy agreements are full of legal language that's deliberately hard for ordinary renters to parse. Most paid lease review services charge $100–$300 per lease — out of reach for many tenants. The result is that renters sign agreements with clauses they don't understand and discover the consequences months later.

RenterIQ's lease review changes that. Upload your tenancy agreement (PDF or photo) and get a clause-by-clause breakdown in plain English within seconds. Standard clauses are marked as standard. Anything unusual is flagged for your attention. Anything that may not be enforceable in your state is highlighted with the relevant section of the Residential Tenancies Act.

What gets flagged

• Excessive break-lease fees — most states cap these. Anything above the cap is flagged.
• Mandatory professional cleaning — common but often unenforceable if the property is returned in reasonable condition.
• Unusual maintenance obligations — e.g. requiring the tenant to replace dead plants or repaint at exit.
• Restrictive pet clauses — most states now require landlords to consider pet requests reasonably.
• Entry and inspection terms — agents often write clauses that don't match state law (which trumps the lease).
• Modifications and alterations — many states protect minor modifications now.
• Subletting restrictions — what you can and can't do with your space.
• Rent increase terms — frequency, notice period, capped vs uncapped.
• Eviction grounds — what the landlord can and can't end the tenancy for.

How it works

1. Open RenterIQ's lease reviewer — no install required.
2. Upload your lease — PDF, photo or DOCX. Up to 18MB.
3. Wait ~10 seconds while RenterIQ reads the document.
4. Read the plain-English breakdown — every clause translated, every risk flagged.
5. See what to negotiate — RenterIQ highlights specific clauses you might want to push back on before signing.
6. Save it to your vault — keep the review and the original lease alongside your other tenancy records.

Important — this is not legal advice

RenterIQ is a personal organisation and documentation tool, not a legal service. The plain-English summaries are designed to help you understand your lease quickly and identify clauses worth investigating. For binding legal advice on your specific situation, contact your state tenancy authority or a tenancy legal service.

That said — RenterIQ's review is significantly better than signing blind. It's the same kind of clause-by-clause breakdown a tenancy advocate would give you, just instant and free.

State-specific tenancy authorities

Every Australian state has a free tenancy authority that can answer questions about your lease. RenterIQ's renter rights hub auto-detects yours.

Frequently asked questions