Residential Tenancies Act 1999
59Maximum amount tenant may claim from landlord for repairs
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59 Maximum amount tenant may claim from landlord for repairs (1) A tenant is not entitled to receive, or to request the landlord to pay to a repairer (and the landlord is not required to pay), an amount under section 61 greater than the amount payable under the tenancy agreement for 2 weeks rent. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1): (a) if the rent fluctuates during a tenancy agreement – the amount payable under the agreement for 2 weeks rent is to be taken to be the lowest rent payable for a 2 week period under the (b) if the rent increases under section 41 – the amount payable under the agreement for 2 weeks rent is to be taken to be the increased rent payable for a 2 week period under the