Types of tenancy

Find out what kind of tenancy you have on your tenancy agreement.

Secure tenancy

Most tenants are secure tenants. Secure tenants have ‘security of tenure'. This means that your tenancy can only be ended with a court order if it is proven to the court that there is a good reason to evict you.

If you become a secure tenant, you will remain one, so long as:

  • the property is your only or main home
  • you do not completely sublet your home
  • the court does not make an order ending your tenancy.

You’ll become a secure tenant if you don’t break the tenancy agreement rules during your 12-month trial period.

If you do break the rules of your tenancy agreement, your introductory tenancy may be extended by six months, or ended.