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Residential Tenancies Act 1997
19BLessor’s obligations about minimum housing standards
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19B Lessor’s obligations about minimum housing standards
(1) A lessor must ensure that premises made available for occupation
under a residential tenancy agreement comply with the minimum
housing standards applying to the premises not later than the
proposed compliance date mentioned in section 12 (4).
(2) If, after entering into a residential tenancy agreement, the lessor
becomes aware that the premises do not comply, or no longer comply,
with a minimum housing standard applying to the premises, the lessor
must ensure the premises comply with the standard as soon as
practicable after becoming aware of the noncompliance.
Minimum housing standards Division 2.5