51What notice of entry must be given?

51 What notice of entry must be given?

(1) The owners corporation must give at least 7 days' notice in writing to the occupier of a lot of its intention to enter the lot unless—

(a) the occupier agrees to a lesser time; or

(b) there is an emergency.

S. 51(2) substituted by No. 45/2018 s. 376.

(2) Despite subsection (1), if the lot is occupied under a residential rental agreement within the meaning of the Residential Tenancies Act 1997, the owners corporation must give the same notice to the occupier as that required to be given by a residential rental provider under section 85 of that Act.

S. 51(2A) inserted by No. 4/2021 s. 28.

(2A) On receiving notice given in accordance with this section, the occupier of the lot must grant entry to the lot or a building on the lot to a person authorised by the owners corporation under section 50.

emergency includes—

(a) an interruption to gas, water, electricity, telephone, drainage, sewerage or a similar service; and

(b) a leak or a similar problem requiring prompt attention; and

(c) cracking or a similar structural problem likely to affect the immediate safety of a building or any person.