Resources for SDA residents

This page includes important documents, forms and useful resources for specialist disability accommodation (SDA).

Starting an SDA agreement with your provider - flow chart

Starting an agreement with your SDA provider. Full text version available below

Agreements

SDA residency agreement (Word, 75KB)
Residential rental agreement for a short-term lease (five years or less) (Word, 1.5MB)
Residential rental agreement for a long-term lease (more than five years) (Word, 633KB)

Information statements

SDA residency agreement information statement (Word, 62KB)
Residential tenancy agreement information statement (Word, 64KB)

Easy Read

Word format

Easy Read SDA residency agreement (Word, 43KB)
Easy Read Residential tenancy agreement for a short-term lease (Word, 41KB)
Easy Read Residential tenancy agreement for a long-term lease (Word, 39KB)
Easy Read SDA residency agreement information statement (Word, 50KB)
Easy Read Residential tenancy agreement information statement (Word, 53KB)

PDF format

Easy Read SDA residency agreement (PDF, 6.8MB)
Easy Read Residential tenancy agreement for a short-term lease (PDF, 5.5MB)
Easy Read Residential tenancy agreement for a long-term lease (PDF, 6.3MB)
Easy Read SDA residency agreement information statement (PDF, 7.6MB)
Easy Read Residential tenancy agreement information statement (PDF, 8.9MB)

Large print

Large print SDA residency agreement (Word, 42KB)
Large print SDA residency agreement information statement (Word, 41KB)
Large print Residential tenancy agreement for a short-term lease (Word, 38KB)
Large print Residential tenancy agreement for a long-term lease (Word, 39KB)
Large print Residential tenancy agreement information statement (Word, 41KB).

Helpful phone numbers

Starting an agreement with your SDA provider - flow chart text version

For more information about your renting rights and responsibilities in specialist disability accommodation (SDA), call 1300 40 43 19 or visit consumer.vic.gov.au/sda.

Step 1

Your provider gives you an SDA agreement OR a residential tenancy agreement.

Step 2

Your provider gives you the information statement that matches your agreement.

Step 3

Your provider explains the information statement to you. Your support person can also help you understand it.

Step 4

You have seven days to think about the agreement.

Step 5

You and your provider enter into OR establish the agreement after seven days.

Step 6

Your provider gives you a copy of the signed agreement before you move in.