sec.14Waiver of amounts owed

### sec.14 Waiver of amounts owed This section applies if a person owes an amount to the chief executive arising out of, or relating to, the chief executive’s provision of a housing service. a rental payment an instalment due under a loan agreement an amount of compensation for damage caused to a rental property The chief executive may waive, entirely or partly, payment of the amount if the chief executive is satisfied the waiver is appropriate in all the circumstances. The chief executive may waive payment unconditionally or on the conditions the chief executive considers appropriate. The chief executive may waive payment of part of an amount owed by a person on the condition that the person enters into a written agreement about repayment of the rest of the amount. In making a decision under this section about waiving payment of an amount owed by a person, the chief executive must have regard to all the relevant circumstances of which the chief executive is aware, including, for example— the size of the amount owed; and why the person owes the amount; and whether payment of the amount would cause the person financial hardship; and the person’s likely ability to repay the amount in the future; and any special circumstances relevant to whether it would be fair to enforce payment of the amount. (sec.14-ssec.1) This section applies if a person owes an amount to the chief executive arising out of, or relating to, the chief executive’s provision of a housing service. a rental payment an instalment due under a loan agreement an amount of compensation for damage caused to a rental property (sec.14-ssec.2) The chief executive may waive, entirely or partly, payment of the amount if the chief executive is satisfied the waiver is appropriate in all the circumstances. (sec.14-ssec.3) The chief executive may waive payment unconditionally or on the conditions the chief executive considers appropriate. The chief executive may waive payment of part of an amount owed by a person on the condition that the person enters into a written agreement about repayment of the rest of the amount. (sec.14-ssec.4) In making a decision under this section about waiving payment of an amount owed by a person, the chief executive must have regard to all the relevant circumstances of which the chief executive is aware, including, for example— the size of the amount owed; and why the person owes the amount; and whether payment of the amount would cause the person financial hardship; and the person’s likely ability to repay the amount in the future; and any special circumstances relevant to whether it would be fair to enforce payment of the amount. - • a rental payment - • an instalment due under a loan agreement - • an amount of compensation for damage caused to a rental property - (a) the size of the amount owed; and - (b) why the person owes the amount; and - (c) whether payment of the amount would cause the person financial hardship; and - (d) the person’s likely ability to repay the amount in the future; and - (e) any special circumstances relevant to whether it would be fair to enforce payment of the amount.