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#### 28 Proprietor’s obligation to ensure written occupancy agreement
28 Proprietor’s obligation to ensure written occupancy agreement
> > (1) The proprietor under an occupancy agreement must ensure that the agreement is in writing—
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> > > (a) in relation to agreements entered into after the commencement of this section—at the commencement of the agreement, and
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> > > (b) in relation to agreements entered into before the commencement of this section—within the period of 3 months after the commencement of this section.
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> > (2) Nothing in this section—
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> > > (a) imposes any obligation on a resident of a registrable boarding house to prepare a written occupancy agreement, or
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> > > (b) affects the enforceability of an occupancy agreement that is not in writing or is only partly in writing.
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> Note—
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> The Civil and Administrative Tribunal may, however, order a proprietor to enter into a written occupancy agreement on the application of a resident. See section 33.
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> **s 28:** Am 2013 No 95, Sch 4.3 \[1\].