Regulated Tenancies of Subdivided Units – Second Term Tenancy
Second Term Tenancy means the second regulated tenancy of a regulated cycle of tenancies for a subdivided unit (SDU). The term is to be 2 years, commencing on the date immediately after the expiry of the first term tenancy.
How to Enter into a Second Term Tenancy
Steps to Make a Second Term Offer
A landlord of a first term tenancy for a SDU must, within the offer period, make a second term offer in the statutory Form AR1 to the tenant for a second term tenancy of the regulated cycle for the SDU, and serve the offer on the tenant. The landlord must state the proposed amount of rent for the second term tenancy in the Form AR1 and sign the Form. “Offer Period” is the period of the second calendar month immediately before the calendar month in which the purported second term tenancy commences. For example, if a second term tenancy is to commence on any day of January 2024, the relevant offer period is the whole month of November 2023.
Please watch the following video “Regulated Tenancies of Subdivided Units - Steps to Make a Second Term Offer” for details:
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Completing Form AR1 (Channels to Obtain Form AR1)
Landlord must use the statutory Form AR1, within the offer period, to serve on the tenant to make a second term offer.
Please watch the following video “Regulated Tenancies of Subdivided Units - How to Complete Form AR1 to Make a Second Term Offer” for details.
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Using the Second Term Tenancy Rent Calculator
Renewed rent is regulated. The amount of rent for the second term tenancy as agreed by the landlord and the tenant must not exceed the maximum amount of rent that is permitted under Part IVA of the Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation) Ordinance (“the Ordinance”). Specifically, in the same regulated cycle, the rate of rent increase for the second term tenancy must not exceed the percentage change of the territory-wide rental index for all classes of private domestic properties compiled and published by this Department during the relevant period, and is capped at 10%. If the percentage is a negative figure, the rent for the second term tenancy is to be reduced at least by that percentage. The Second Term Tenancy Rent Calculator available at the departmental website can be used to (a) show the maximum percentage for an increase of rent for the relevant second term tenancy; and (b) calculate the maximum amount of renewed rent as permitted under the Ordinance, for reference purpose.
Please watch the following video “Regulated Tenancies of Subdivided Units - How to use the Second Term Tenancy Rent Calculator.
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Download All Control Percentage Data (From November2023) (xls file)
Information on Second Term Tenancy
Concise Guide
Second Term Tenancy Rent Calculator
Frequently Asked Questions
Support for People of Diverse Races
If you require specific language support for enquiries on tenancy matters in relation to Second Term Tenancy under Part IVA of the Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation) Ordinance, please call the telephone interpretation hotlines (tabulated below) of the Centre for Harmony and Enhancement of Ethnic Minority Residents (CHEER). The interpreters will make a conference call for you with RVD’s officers to provide interpretation for you.
Leaflet and posters in other language versions:
Languages | Second Term Tenancy Leaflet | Second Term Tenancy Poster | Hotline |
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Bahasa Indonesia | Download | Download | 3755 6811 |
Nepali | Download | Download | 3755 6822 |
Urdu | Download | Download | 3755 6833 |
Punjabi | Download | Download | 3755 6844 |
Tagalog | Download | Download | 3755 6855 |
Thai | Download | Download | 3755 6866 |
Hindi | Download | Download | 3755 6877 |
Vietnamese | Download | Download | 3755 6888 |
In case of doubt or discrepancies, the Chinese and English versions shall prevail.
Complaints about Tenancy Matters
Provision of information to RVD upon Letting
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