sec.209CTribunal order about attaching fixtures or making structural changes

### sec.209C Tribunal order about attaching fixtures or making structural changes This section applies if— a tenant makes a request to attach a fixture, or make a structural change, to premises under subdivision 1 or 2 ; and the request is refused. The tenant may apply to the tribunal for an order about the attachment of the fixture, or the making of the structural change, to the premises. The tribunal may make any order about the attachment of the fixture or making of the structural change that the tribunal considers appropriate. In deciding the application, the tribunal may have regard to the following— the potential for the proposed fixture or structural change to improve the safety, security and accessibility of the premises for the tenant; the likelihood that the proposed fixture or structural change can be removed at the end of the tenancy or that the premises can be restored to the condition the premises were in at the beginning of the tenancy; whether the proposed fixture or structural change would add value to the premises and whether the lessor may treat the fixture or structural change as an improvement to the premises; whether building approvals are required for the proposed fixture or structural change; whether the proposed fixture or structural change would need to be installed by a qualified tradesperson; if the premises are part of a body corporate scheme—whether body corporate approval is required for the fixture to be attached or for the structural change to be made; for a proposed structural change—the extent to which the proposed structural change will modify the premises; any other matter the tribunal considers relevant. s 209C ins 2024 No. 27 s 65 (sec.209C-ssec.1) This section applies if— a tenant makes a request to attach a fixture, or make a structural change, to premises under subdivision 1 or 2 ; and the request is refused. (sec.209C-ssec.2) The tenant may apply to the tribunal for an order about the attachment of the fixture, or the making of the structural change, to the premises. (sec.209C-ssec.3) The tribunal may make any order about the attachment of the fixture or making of the structural change that the tribunal considers appropriate. (sec.209C-ssec.4) In deciding the application, the tribunal may have regard to the following— the potential for the proposed fixture or structural change to improve the safety, security and accessibility of the premises for the tenant; the likelihood that the proposed fixture or structural change can be removed at the end of the tenancy or that the premises can be restored to the condition the premises were in at the beginning of the tenancy; whether the proposed fixture or structural change would add value to the premises and whether the lessor may treat the fixture or structural change as an improvement to the premises; whether building approvals are required for the proposed fixture or structural change; whether the proposed fixture or structural change would need to be installed by a qualified tradesperson; if the premises are part of a body corporate scheme—whether body corporate approval is required for the fixture to be attached or for the structural change to be made; for a proposed structural change—the extent to which the proposed structural change will modify the premises; any other matter the tribunal considers relevant. - (a) a tenant makes a request to attach a fixture, or make a structural change, to premises under subdivision 1 or 2 ; and - (b) the request is refused. - (a) the potential for the proposed fixture or structural change to improve the safety, security and accessibility of the premises for the tenant; - (b) the likelihood that the proposed fixture or structural change can be removed at the end of the tenancy or that the premises can be restored to the condition the premises were in at the beginning of the tenancy; - (c) whether the proposed fixture or structural change would add value to the premises and whether the lessor may treat the fixture or structural change as an improvement to the premises; - (d) whether building approvals are required for the proposed fixture or structural change; - (e) whether the proposed fixture or structural change would need to be installed by a qualified tradesperson; - (f) if the premises are part of a body corporate scheme—whether body corporate approval is required for the fixture to be attached or for the structural change to be made; - (g) for a proposed structural change—the extent to which the proposed structural change will modify the premises; - (h) any other matter the tribunal considers relevant.