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TIME / PUBLIC CASE RECORDS
Actual dates from published Victorian tenancy cases. Explore the distribution, compare cases and see how the days are counted.
5 of 6 dated records, measured from the earliest NTV recorded in the source to the initial possession decision. The observed range is 19–477 days.
See the 6 dated records ↓01 / OBSERVED DAYS
Showing 6 records
At least 80% of the selected records reached：104 days
02 / SOURCE DATES
| Case / context | Recorded NTV date | Initial PO / possession decision | Elapsed days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith v Director of Housing[2005] VSC 46 · Reproduced judgmentPublic housing · Danger · Historical case | Service date recorded in the judgment | 19 days | |
| Jafarpourasr v Tancevski[2018] VSC 497 · Reproduced judgmentPrivate rental · Family occupation · Historical case | Recorded service date; agent also described posting that day | 104 days | |
| Liu v Tang[2022] VSC 243 · Reproduced judgmentPrivate rental · Arrears · COVID transition period | Posting date; not a verified service date | 108 days | |
| Valenton v Shehata[2023] VCAT 11 · Tenants Victoria digestPrivate rental · Arrears · Digest evidence | Sending date reported in the digest | 135 days | |
| Lucas v Aparo[2025] VSC 138 · Reproduced judgmentPrivate rental · Possession ultimately based on sale | Earliest NTV service date recorded in the judgment | 176 days | |
| YPG v GMK[2026] VCAT 457 · Reproduced judgmentPrivate rental · Arrears · Adjournments and payment plan | First NTV expressly identified at paragraph 7 | 477 days |
03 / ACTUAL EVENTS
Public housing · Danger · Historical case
The 18 October hearing was adjourned; possession was granted on 26 October. The Court later found the NTV invalid. This measures the initial possession decision, not a final lawful eviction.
Source：Reproduced judgment ↗ · Reasons: factual passages dated 7, 18 and 26 October
Private rental · Family occupation · Historical case
The reasons record notice on 3 November and the PO on 15 February. The 1 March vacate date is not the endpoint. Some appeal grounds later succeeded.
Source：Reproduced judgment ↗ · Introduction and Background: 3 November notice and 15 February order
Private rental · Arrears · COVID transition period
The notice was dated 8 July and posted on 9 July. The 3 August date was only the application. The PO followed on 25 October and was later set aside on appeal.
Source：Reproduced judgment ↗ · A. Introduction; B. The notice to vacate and amount ordered
Private rental · Arrears · Digest evidence
Tenants Victoria reports the first PO on 29 June. The second PO on 26 September and later review reasons are not the endpoint. Original reasons were not independently obtained.
Source：Tenants Victoria digest ↗ · Tenants Victoria 2026 digest §3.8, printed p.14 (filename says 2025)
Private rental · Possession ultimately based on sale
The February notice concerned bond and rent. The PO relied on the 2 April sale notice: 142 days from that later notice, which is not the earliest recorded NTV.
Source：Reproduced judgment ↗ · Introduction: 28 February, 2 April, 8 June and 22 August
Private rental · Arrears · Adjournments and payment plan
477 days from the first NTV; 463 from the operative second notice of 13 March. The 5 February hearing and 19 July vacate deadline are not the PO date.
Source：Reproduced judgment ↗ · Checked against the supplied PDF: paragraphs 7–16, 18–31, 96–109; order dated 19 June 2026
04 / COUNTING THE DAYS
An earlier NTV existed in 2023; the PO was made on 5 April 2024. The exact notice date is unknown, so no exact interval is included. The 45 days after the 20 February payment-plan order do not measure first NTV to PO.
Reproduced judgment ↗Sources checked：
Keep the NTV, rent ledger, evidence and hearing documents together. For an arrears notice or an existing PO, use the relevant guide.