29/09/2026
NSW.
Agents and landlords will be required to use a standardised rental application form under the new rules, expected to take effect in early 2027.
The new form will clarify what information agents and landlords really require and what is off-limits, such as personal photos, social media accounts, details about their children, or even their tattoos.
There will also be clear rules around how personal data must be stored and destroyed.
The changes will limit the collection of sensitive identification documents, with agents and landlords only able to request documents such as passports and driver licences from the successful applicant before the lease is signed.
Landlords and agents will have to disclose when rental listing images have been digitally altered or AI-generated in ways that could mislead prospective tenants, including by hiding faults or distorting room proportions.
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New NSW reforms will tighten rental application and advertising rules, limiting unnecessary personal data collection and requiring greater transparency around AI-altered property images.