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Residential Tenancies Act 1999
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103 Tenant to give vacant possession
(1) If a notice of intention to terminate is given to a tenant in
accordance with this Act and is not withdrawn or declared to be of
no effect under section 84, the tenant ceases to be entitled to
possession of the premises on the date specified in the notice as
the date on which the tenancy terminates.
(2) If a landlord gives a tenant notice of termination under section 89
or 90, the tenant may terminate the tenancy before the date stated
in the notice of termination:
(a) by written notice to the landlord stating an earlier date; and
(b) by giving up vacant possession of the premises on the date
stated in the tenant's notice under paragraph (a).
(3) If the tenant gives up vacant possession in accordance with
subsection (2), the tenancy terminates on the day possession is
given up.