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Residential Tenancies Act 2010
73DRequirement to respond to application
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#### 73D Requirement to respond to application
73D Requirement to respond to application
> > (1) The landlord must give a written response to an application for consent—
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> > > (a) to the tenant in the approved form, and
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> > > (b) within 21 days after the application is given to the landlord or the landlord’s agent.
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> > (2) The response must specify whether—
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> > > (a) consent is given, or
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> > > (b) consent is refused.
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> > (3) The response must also specify—
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> > > (a) for a consent given subject to reasonable conditions—the reasonable conditions, or
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> > > (b) for a consent that is refused—
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> > > > (i) the grounds under section 73F for the refusal, and
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> > > > (ii) the reason why the landlord considers the ground applies.
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> > (4) The landlord is taken to have given consent without conditions if the landlord fails to give a response to the tenant in accordance with this section.
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> > (5) The reasonable conditions of the consent are taken to be terms of the residential tenancy agreement.
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> > (6) This section is a term of every residential tenancy agreement.
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> **s 73D:** Ins 2024 No 75, Sch 1\[9\].