67Tenant's right of association

67 Tenant's right of association (1) A landlord must not: (a) refuse to renew a tenancy agreement in relation to premises (whether or not the right to renew was a condition of the agreement); or (b) purport to exercise a power or right to terminate a tenancy agreement in relation to premises, for the reason that the tenant has joined or is or was a member of a body or association: (c) of tenants, the objects of which include the advancement or preservation of their mutual interests, whether or not exclusively in relation to the premises to which the agreement relates; or (d) that provides services to tenants, the objects of which include the advancement or preservation of tenants' interests. (2) A landlord must not threaten or otherwise indicate that he or she will refuse to renew a tenancy agreement if the tenant joins or becomes a member of, or makes use of the services of, a body or association of a kind referred to in subsection (1). Residential Tenancies Act 1999 47 (3) A term of a tenancy agreement in relation to premises which is to the effect that the agreement is or may be terminated or that the tenant will suffer any other detriment under the agreement if: (a) the tenant joins or becomes a member of a body or association of a kind referred to in subsection (1); or (b) the tenant makes use of the services of such a body or association, is void, whether that tenancy agreement was entered into before or after the commencement of this section.