15Standard residential tenancy agreements

#### 15 Standard residential tenancy agreements 15 Standard residential tenancy agreements > > (1) Standard form may be prescribed The regulations may prescribe a standard form of residential tenancy agreement. > > > (2) The regulations may provide for the following— > > > > > (a) the terms of the agreement, > > > > > (b) more than one standard form of residential tenancy agreement for use for different classes of residential premises, agreements or parties, > > > > > (c) the addition of clauses to, or the omission or variation of terms contained in, a standard form of residential tenancy agreement in specified circumstances, > > > > > (d) the application of terms of standard forms of residential tenancy agreement to agreements entered into before the regulations prescribing those standard forms took effect. > > > (3) Terms to be consistent with Act A standard form of residential tenancy agreement must be consistent with this Act and the regulations. > > > (4) Variation of standard form A residential tenancy agreement for which a standard form is prescribed may include additional terms, but only if— > > > > > (a) the terms do not contravene this Act or the regulations or any other Act, and > > > > > (b) the terms are not inconsistent with the terms set out in the standard form. > > > (5) Residential tenancy agreement taken to include standard terms A residential tenancy agreement of a kind for which a standard form is prescribed is taken to include the terms of the standard form. > > > (6) This section is subject to this Act. > > Note. > > Section 20 allows terms otherwise included by this Act to be excluded or modified in residential tenancy agreements having a fixed term of 20 years or more.