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Residential Tenancies Act 1999
121Compensation if tenant fails to vacate premises
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121 Compensation if tenant fails to vacate premises
(1) If a tenant fails to hand over vacant possession of premises after he
or she is required by or under this Act to do so, the landlord is
entitled to receive from the tenant:
(a) compensation for any loss or expense incurred by the landlord
by the failure; and
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(b) an amount equivalent to the rent that would have been
payable by the tenant for the premises for the period the
tenant remains in possession after termination of the
(2) The Tribunal may, on the application of a landlord, make an order
requiring a tenant to pay to the landlord the amount the Tribunal
considers is payable under subsection (1).