Tenant ending the tenancy

A tenant may end their SA Housing Trust tenancy when they provide at least 14 day's written notice to the SA Housing Trust or when they receive a final intervention order prohibiting them from living in their SA Housing Trust property.

SA Housing Trust ending the tenancy

The SA Housing Trust may end a tenancy if any of the following apply:

The SA Housing Trust will give the tenant a notice to remedy breach and termination first and then, if necessary, apply to the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal(SACAT) for an order for possession.

The SA Housing Trust or another interested party may also apply to end a tenancy if the tenant's conduct is unacceptable, such that it interferes with the reasonable peace, comfort or privacy of another person residing in the immediate vicinity, it is a nuisance or it is illegal [see ss 71 and 90]. See Unacceptable conduct by a tenant.

More information on ending a tenancy is available from the SA Housing Trust (see the SA Gov- Ending a Public Housing Tenancy website).

See also the SA Housing Trust policies on the website, in particular the policies on good neighbours and ending a public housing tenancy.

Abandoned Goods after ending a tenancy

Where a tenancy has ended and the tenant has abandoned goods left on the SA Housing Trust property, the SA Housing Trust can, at least 2 days after taking possession of the premises:

See South Australian Housing Trust Regulations 2025 (SA) regulation 11(1).

SA Housing Trust must also provide notice to the tenant within 7 days of storing their goods in a method and form prescribed by regulation [reg 11(2)].

SA Housing Trust is entitled to recover from the tenant the reasonable costs of storing and/or removing the goods, as well as any other reasonable costs incurred by having the goods left on the property [reg 11(4)].

See also the SA Housing Trust Abandoned Property and Goods Policy.