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Hong Kong RVD tenancy forms are easy to confuse because different tenancy situations use different documents. Form CR109, Form AR2, and regulated-tenancy forms do not all do the same job. The official source family for this guide is the Rating and Valuation Department tenancy toolkit pages, including the lease toolkit, sale-and-lease information, and second-term tenancy material. Start with the current RVD page before choosing a form.
Who this is for
This guide is for Hong Kong landlords, tenants, agents, and property managers trying to identify which RVD tenancy form or workflow may apply. It is especially useful where someone says just submit CR109, where the property is a domestic tenancy, where the flat is sold subject to a tenancy, or where a subdivided unit may fall under regulated-tenancy rules. It is not a Small Claims filing guide, not a tenancy e-stamping guide, and not a substitute for legal information and document review on a disputed tenancy.
Know the form family first
The source materials give the key distinction: CR109 is associated with ordinary non-regulated domestic tenancy notice workflows, while AR-family forms and related statutory documents are tied to regulated subdivided-unit tenancy situations. Do not use CR109 as a magic tenant deposit-recovery form. Do not use regulated-tenancy forms for an ordinary tenancy simply because the tenant and landlord are arguing. The form follows the tenancy type and statutory workflow.
Useful Traditional Chinese labels include 差餉物業估價署 for Rating and Valuation Department, 表格CR109 for Form CR109, 表格AR2 for Form AR2, 租賃通知書 for tenancy notice, 規管租賃 for regulated tenancy, 分間單位 for subdivided unit, 業主 for landlord, and 租客 for tenant.
CR109: check identity, premises, and timing
For ordinary domestic tenancy notices, the practical risks are basic but important: wrong landlord name, wrong tenant name, incomplete address, unclear commencement date, wrong rent, missing signature, late submission, or mismatch with the actual tenancy agreement. Before preparing the form, compare it against the lease, stamp record if any, rent receipts, deposit receipt, and handover messages. If the property is owned by a company or several owners, do not compress the owner identity into a nickname.
Regulated subdivided-unit forms
Subdivided units can trigger a different official framework. If the tenancy involves a subdivided unit, check the RVD regulated-tenancy material before using a general tenancy form. Questions to clarify include whether the premises fall within the regulated-tenancy regime, whether it is a first-term or second-term tenancy situation, which AR form or statutory notice applies, and what deadlines or endorsement consequences are attached.
The wrong form can create false confidence while leaving the actual obligation unresolved.
Sale and lease situations
If a property is sold subject to an existing tenancy, the paperwork should preserve continuity: parties, property address, tenancy period, rent, deposit, notice details, and who now receives rent. Do not assume a sale automatically rewrites every tenancy document. Keep the original lease, any notice, sale-related tenancy document, rent redirection message, and communication from the old and new landlord. A tenant should know where rent is payable and who is responsible for deposit return, repairs, and notices after the change.
Deadlines and consequences
RVD form workflows may have deadlines, submission modes, endorsement steps, and consequences for non-compliance. Do not rely on a property-forum answer from years ago. Check the current RVD page for the form you are using. If you missed a deadline, save the facts and ask what official route is available rather than backdating documents or changing tenancy dates to make the form look tidy.
Evidence to keep with the form
Keep the signed tenancy agreement, stamped lease or stamping proof if available, rent receipts, deposit receipt, identity or company details, correspondence, move-in handover record, photos, meter readings, notices served, proof of posting or delivery, and RVD acknowledgements. For subdivided units, also keep utility demands, floor or room description, written tenancy terms, rent increase messages, and communications about second-term tenancy. A form without the surrounding evidence is fragile.
A confirmation message
Before submission, use a calm check:
主旨：確認差餉物業估價署租賃表格資料
[業主/租客/代理姓名] 您好：本人正在核對位於 [地址] 的租賃文件。請確認適用表格為 [CR109/AR2/其他]，並確認業主及租客姓名、租期、租金、單位地址、提交期限及遞交方式均正確。如有規管租賃或分間單位情況，請先按差餉物業估價署最新指引核對。謝謝。[姓名]
Common mistakes
Do not confuse CR109 with a Small Claims form. Do not use a regulated-tenancy form without checking whether the premises and tenancy fit. Do not ignore second-term tenancy rules for regulated subdivided units. Do not submit a form that conflicts with the lease. Do not rely on stamping alone to fix an RVD form problem. Do not forget to save RVD acknowledgement or endorsement records.
Where Unwildered fits
Upload the lease, RVD form draft, stamped lease, rent records, subdivided-unit messages, and notices. Unwildered can help sort whether you are dealing with CR109, regulated-tenancy paperwork, a sale-and-lease issue, or a separate Small Claims or stamping question.
Official context to check
Hong Kong has useful official market context through the Rating and Valuation Department, but tenancy disputes still turn on documents. Use RVD materials to separate ordinary tenancies, stamping questions, regulated subdivided-unit issues and small-claims evidence.
Sources
Rating and Valuation Department: tenancy matters
Hong Kong e-Legislation: Landlord and Tenant materials
Judiciary: Small Claims Tribunal
This article is general information, not legal, financial, medical or tax advice.
