14Landlord’s obligation to ensure written residential tenancy agreement

#### 14 Landlord’s obligation to ensure written residential tenancy agreement 14 Landlord’s obligation to ensure written residential tenancy agreement > > (1) The landlord under a residential tenancy agreement must ensure that the agreement is in writing at the commencement of the agreement. > > > (2) This section does not— > > > > > (a) impose any obligation on a tenant to prepare a written residential tenancy agreement, or > > > > > (b) affect the enforceability of a residential tenancy agreement that is not in writing or is only partly in writing. > > > (3) If a landlord fails to comply with this section, the landlord is not entitled to terminate the residential tenancy agreement on a ground set out in sections 87E–87M during the first 6 months of the tenancy. > > Note. > > The Tribunal may order a landlord to enter into a written residential tenancy agreement (see section 16). > > **s 14:** Am 2024 No 75, Sch 1\[1\]; 2025 No 48, Sch 1.9\[1\].