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Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008
sec.210Supply of locks and keys
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### sec.210 Supply of locks and keys
The lessor must supply and maintain the locks that are necessary to ensure the premises are reasonably secure.
If there is only 1 tenant, the lessor must give to the tenant a key for each lock that—
secures an entry to the premises; or
secures a road or other place that is normally used to gain access to, or leave, the area or building in which the premises are situated; or
a lock operating a boom gate that must be passed to enter or leave the area in which the premises are situated
is part of the premises.
a lock on a door to a room in the premises
a lock on the mailbox for the premises
a lock on the door to a toolshed that forms part of the premises
a lock on a built-in cupboard in the premises
If there is more than 1 tenant, the lessor must—
give one of the tenants a key for each lock mentioned in subsection (2) ; and
give each of the other tenants a key for each lock mentioned in subsection (2) (a) or (b) .
In this section—
tenant means a person named in the agreement as a tenant.
(sec.210-ssec.1) The lessor must supply and maintain the locks that are necessary to ensure the premises are reasonably secure.
(sec.210-ssec.2) If there is only 1 tenant, the lessor must give to the tenant a key for each lock that— secures an entry to the premises; or secures a road or other place that is normally used to gain access to, or leave, the area or building in which the premises are situated; or a lock operating a boom gate that must be passed to enter or leave the area in which the premises are situated is part of the premises. a lock on a door to a room in the premises a lock on the mailbox for the premises a lock on the door to a toolshed that forms part of the premises a lock on a built-in cupboard in the premises
(sec.210-ssec.3) If there is more than 1 tenant, the lessor must— give one of the tenants a key for each lock mentioned in subsection (2) ; and give each of the other tenants a key for each lock mentioned in subsection (2) (a) or (b) .
(sec.210-ssec.4) In this section— tenant means a person named in the agreement as a tenant.
- (a) secures an entry to the premises; or
- (b) secures a road or other place that is normally used to gain access to, or leave, the area or building in which the premises are situated; or Example of a lock for paragraph (b) — a lock operating a boom gate that must be passed to enter or leave the area in which the premises are situated
- (c) is part of the premises. Examples of locks for paragraph (c) — 1 a lock on a door to a room in the premises 2 a lock on the mailbox for the premises 3 a lock on the door to a toolshed that forms part of the premises 4 a lock on a built-in cupboard in the premises
- 1 a lock on a door to a room in the premises
- 2 a lock on the mailbox for the premises
- 3 a lock on the door to a toolshed that forms part of the premises
- 4 a lock on a built-in cupboard in the premises
- 1 a lock on a door to a room in the premises
- 2 a lock on the mailbox for the premises
- 3 a lock on the door to a toolshed that forms part of the premises
- 4 a lock on a built-in cupboard in the premises
- (a) give one of the tenants a key for each lock mentioned in subsection (2) ; and
- (b) give each of the other tenants a key for each lock mentioned in subsection (2) (a) or (b) .