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Residential Tenancies Act 2010
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#### 13 Agreements that are residential tenancy agreements
13 Agreements that are residential tenancy agreements
> > (1) A residential tenancy agreement is an agreement under which a person grants to another person for value a right of occupation of residential premises for the purpose of use as a residence.
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> > (2) A residential tenancy agreement may be express or implied and may be oral or in writing, or partly oral and partly in writing.
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> > (3) An agreement may be a residential tenancy agreement for the purposes of this Act even though—
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> > > (a) it does not grant a right of exclusive occupation, or
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> > > (b) it grants the right to occupy residential premises together with the letting of goods or the provision of services or facilities.
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> > See section 8 for agreements that are not covered by this Act. Section 7 sets out premises not covered by this Act.
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> > (4) For the purpose of determining whether an agreement is a residential tenancy agreement, it does not matter that the person granted the right of occupation is a corporation if the premises are used (or intended for use) as a residence by a natural person.