Why is there a pro-rata rent payment?

Rent is normally charged in whole periods: a week, a fortnight or a month at a time. When an agreement ends on a date that doesn't line up with the last full rent period, a smaller payment is created to cover just the days in between. You'll see it on the payment schedule as a Pro-Rata Payment.

When it happens

• A fixed-term lease is ending and its end date falls part-way through a rent period. The description starts with Final Pro-Rata Payment.
• A tenancy is being renewed and the old agreement's end date doesn't line up with the rent schedule. The pro-rata payment closes out the old agreement, and the new agreement's rent starts from its start date. The description starts with Pro-Rata Payment.

If the dates line up exactly, no pro-rata payment is created.

How it's calculated

The amount is a daily rate multiplied by the number of days being covered:

• Daily rate = weekly rent x 52 / 365
• Pro-rata amount = daily rate x days

So on $600 a week, the daily rate is $85.48 and a 5-day gap would be $427.40.

For tenants

A pro-rata payment is collected the same way as your normal rent and shows up in your payment history with its own receipt. If you're renewing, remember that your PayTo agreement or direct debit amount may need updating for the new agreement. See Do I need to set up my payment method again for a renewal?.

Updated on: 08/09/2026