sec.12Residential tenancy agreement

### sec.12 Residential tenancy agreement A residential tenancy agreement is an agreement under which a person gives to someone else a right to occupy residential premises as a residence. Subsection (1) applies whether or not the right is a right of exclusive occupation. Subsection (1) also applies whether the agreement is— wholly in writing, wholly oral or wholly implied; or partly in a form mentioned in paragraph (a) and partly in 1 or both of the other forms. An agreement is not a residential tenancy agreement if it is a rooming accommodation agreement. However, an agreement is a residential tenancy agreement if it is taken to be a residential tenancy agreement under section 18 . (sec.12-ssec.1) A residential tenancy agreement is an agreement under which a person gives to someone else a right to occupy residential premises as a residence. (sec.12-ssec.2) Subsection (1) applies whether or not the right is a right of exclusive occupation. (sec.12-ssec.3) Subsection (1) also applies whether the agreement is— wholly in writing, wholly oral or wholly implied; or partly in a form mentioned in paragraph (a) and partly in 1 or both of the other forms. (sec.12-ssec.4) An agreement is not a residential tenancy agreement if it is a rooming accommodation agreement. (sec.12-ssec.5) However, an agreement is a residential tenancy agreement if it is taken to be a residential tenancy agreement under section 18 . - (a) wholly in writing, wholly oral or wholly implied; or - (b) partly in a form mentioned in paragraph (a) and partly in 1 or both of the other forms.