sec.256ABTribunal order about attaching fixtures or making structural changes

### sec.256AB Tribunal order about attaching fixtures or making structural changes This section applies if— a resident makes a request to attach a fixture, or make a structural change, to rental premises under subdivision 1 or 2 ; and the request is refused. The resident may apply to the tribunal for an order about the attachment of the fixture, or the making of the structural change, to the rental premises. The tribunal may make any order about the attachment of the fixture or the 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 rental premises for the resident; the likelihood that the proposed fixture or structural change can be removed at the end of the agreement or that the rental premises can be restored to the condition the rental premises were in at the beginning of the agreement; whether the proposed fixture or structural change would add value to the rental premises and whether the provider may treat the fixture or structural change as an improvement to the rental 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 rental 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 rental premises; any other matter the tribunal considers relevant. s 256AB ins 2024 No. 27 s 68 (sec.256AB-ssec.1) This section applies if— a resident makes a request to attach a fixture, or make a structural change, to rental premises under subdivision 1 or 2 ; and the request is refused. (sec.256AB-ssec.2) The resident may apply to the tribunal for an order about the attachment of the fixture, or the making of the structural change, to the rental premises. (sec.256AB-ssec.3) The tribunal may make any order about the attachment of the fixture or the making of the structural change that the tribunal considers appropriate. (sec.256AB-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 rental premises for the resident; the likelihood that the proposed fixture or structural change can be removed at the end of the agreement or that the rental premises can be restored to the condition the rental premises were in at the beginning of the agreement; whether the proposed fixture or structural change would add value to the rental premises and whether the provider may treat the fixture or structural change as an improvement to the rental 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 rental 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 rental premises; any other matter the tribunal considers relevant. - (a) a resident makes a request to attach a fixture, or make a structural change, to rental 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 rental premises for the resident; - (b) the likelihood that the proposed fixture or structural change can be removed at the end of the agreement or that the rental premises can be restored to the condition the rental premises were in at the beginning of the agreement; - (c) whether the proposed fixture or structural change would add value to the rental premises and whether the provider may treat the fixture or structural change as an improvement to the rental 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 rental 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 rental premises; - (h) any other matter the tribunal considers relevant.