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Residential Tenancies Act 1999
156Right to be notified of change of landlord's name or address
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156 Right to be notified of change of landlord's name or address
(1) If a name or address that a landlord or a landlord's agent is required
under section 19 to specify in a tenancy agreement changes, he or
she must ensure that the tenant is notified in writing of the change
of the new name or address within 14 days after the change.
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(2) Within 14 days after a person succeeds another as the landlord
under a tenancy agreement, the new landlord must ensure that the
tenant is notified in writing of the full name and address for service
of:
(a) the new landlord or, if an agent has been engaged to act on
behalf of the new landlord in respect of the residential
premises, the full name and address of the agent; and
(b) any person with superior title to the new landlord.