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Residential Tenancies Act 1997
71LConsent to assignment
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71L Consent to assignment
(1) Within 14 days after receiving the assignor’s request for consent
under section 71K (2), the operator may, in writing—
(a) consent to the assignment; or
(b) refuse to consent to the assignment.
(2) The operator is taken to consent to the assignment if the assignor
makes a request under section 71K (2) and the operator does not take
action under subsection (1) within 14 days after the request.