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Residential Tenancies Act 2010
142Extension of social housing tenancies
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#### 142 Extension of social housing tenancies
142 Extension of social housing tenancies
> > (1) This section applies to a social housing tenancy agreement that is a fixed term agreement under which the landlord is the New South Wales Land and Housing Corporation or the Aboriginal Housing Office.
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> > (2) The landlord may, if the fixed term has ended, by written notice given to the tenant declare that the agreement is subject to a fixed term of the tenancy specified in the notice from the date specified in the notice.
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> > (3) At the end of any such further fixed term—
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> > > (a) any term of the agreement that provides for the continuation of the agreement applies, or
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> > > (b) section 18 applies.
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> > (4) A declaration may be made under this section in relation to an agreement on more than one occasion.
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> > (5) A tenancy that is subject to a further fixed term under this section may be terminated in accordance with this Act by the tenant (but not by the landlord) as if the social housing tenancy agreement were a periodic agreement.