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Residential Tenancies Act 2010
16Written residential tenancy agreements—Tribunal orders
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16 Written residential tenancy agreements—Tribunal orders
> > (1) The Tribunal may, on application by a tenant, order the landlord to prepare and enter into a written residential tenancy agreement.
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> > (2) The order may—
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> > > (a) specify the terms of the agreement, and
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> > > (b) specify a commencement date for the agreement that occurred before the order was made.
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> > (3) The Tribunal may make an order under this section only if it is satisfied that the landlord and tenant are subject to an existing residential tenancy agreement that is not in writing or is only partly in writing and that the tenant is not holding over under a previous written fixed term agreement.