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#### 68 Tenants’ remedies for alterations
68 Tenants’ remedies for alterations
> > (1) The Tribunal may, on application by a tenant, make any of the following orders, if the landlord fails to consent—
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> > > (a) an order that the tenant may install a fixture or make a renovation, alteration or addition to the residential premises,
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> > > (b) an order that the tenant is entitled to remove a fixture installed by the tenant.
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> > (2) The Tribunal may order that the tenant may install a fixture or make a renovation, alteration or addition to the residential premises only if it is satisfied—
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> > > (a) that the landlord’s failure to give consent is unreasonable, and
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> > > (b) if the consent is to a renovation, alteration or addition, that it is of a minor nature.
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> > (3) The Tribunal may determine that a landlord’s failure to consent is reasonable in any of the following circumstances (but is not limited to those circumstances for such a determination)—
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> > > (a) if the work involves structural changes,
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> > > (b) if the work involves work that would not be reasonably capable of rectification, repair or removal,
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> > > (c) if the work involves internal or external painting of the residential premises,
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> > > (d) if the work is prohibited under any other law,
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> > > (e) if the work is not consistent with the nature of the property.