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Residential Tenancies Act 1997
34CBond release application—application by lessor
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34C Bond release application—application by lessor
(1) A lessor may make a bond release application to the Territory—
(a) if—
(i) the lessor had given a tenant a bond release application
form under section 34 (Bond release application—lessor’s
obligations); and
(ii) the tenant has not given the signed bond release application
to the Territory or lessor within 10 days or any longer
period prescribed by regulation; or
(b) if, despite taking reasonable steps to do so, the lessor has been
unable to give a bond release application form to a tenant under
section 34.
(2) On receiving a bond release application from the lessor, the Territory
to the tenant; and
(b) if the Territory does not receive a notice disputing the
application from the tenant within 2 weeks after the day the
tenant was given the notice of application—pay out of the trust
account in accordance with the application the amount claimed
as bond in the application.