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Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008
sec.259Entry after giving notice
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### sec.259 Entry after giving notice
The provider may enter the resident’s room, at a reasonable time—
to clean the room; or
to carry out pest control in the room; or
to make routine repairs to, or carry out maintenance of, the room or another part of the rental premises; or
to show the room to a prospective buyer or resident; or
to allow a valuation of the rental premises to be carried out; or
to install, maintain or replace a smoke alarm.
The provider must give a written notice of the proposed entry to the resident—
for an entry under subsection (1) (a) —at least 24 hours before the entry; or
otherwise—at least 48 hours before the entry.
Subsection (4) applies to an entry by the provider or the provider’s agent (the selling agent ) to show the room to a prospective buyer, if the selling agent is not the agent to whom the resident normally pays the rent.
The provider or selling agent must also give a written notice of the proposed entry to the agent to whom the resident normally pays the rent—
for an entry under subsection (1) (a) —at least 24 hours before the entry; or
otherwise—at least 48 hours before the entry.
A notice under subsection (2) —
may relate to more than 1 proposed entry to a room; and
may relate to entry to more than 1 room; and
if it relates to entry to more than 1 room—may be given by posting it, at least 48 hours before the entry, or first entry, to which it relates, on a notice board or other place in the rental premises where it is likely to be seen by the residents to whom it is given.
The provider may post a notice stating the times at which entry is proposed to be made each week to residents’ rooms to clean the rooms.
s 259 amd 2024 No. 27 s s 34 , 69
(sec.259-ssec.1) The provider may enter the resident’s room, at a reasonable time— to clean the room; or to carry out pest control in the room; or to make routine repairs to, or carry out maintenance of, the room or another part of the rental premises; or to show the room to a prospective buyer or resident; or to allow a valuation of the rental premises to be carried out; or to install, maintain or replace a smoke alarm.
(sec.259-ssec.2) The provider must give a written notice of the proposed entry to the resident— for an entry under subsection (1) (a) —at least 24 hours before the entry; or otherwise—at least 48 hours before the entry.
(sec.259-ssec.3) Subsection (4) applies to an entry by the provider or the provider’s agent (the selling agent ) to show the room to a prospective buyer, if the selling agent is not the agent to whom the resident normally pays the rent.
(sec.259-ssec.4) The provider or selling agent must also give a written notice of the proposed entry to the agent to whom the resident normally pays the rent— for an entry under subsection (1) (a) —at least 24 hours before the entry; or otherwise—at least 48 hours before the entry.
(sec.259-ssec.5) A notice under subsection (2) — may relate to more than 1 proposed entry to a room; and may relate to entry to more than 1 room; and if it relates to entry to more than 1 room—may be given by posting it, at least 48 hours before the entry, or first entry, to which it relates, on a notice board or other place in the rental premises where it is likely to be seen by the residents to whom it is given. The provider may post a notice stating the times at which entry is proposed to be made each week to residents’ rooms to clean the rooms.
- (a) to clean the room; or
- (b) to carry out pest control in the room; or
- (c) to make routine repairs to, or carry out maintenance of, the room or another part of the rental premises; or
- (d) to show the room to a prospective buyer or resident; or
- (e) to allow a valuation of the rental premises to be carried out; or
- (f) to install, maintain or replace a smoke alarm.
- (a) for an entry under subsection (1) (a) —at least 24 hours before the entry; or
- (b) otherwise—at least 48 hours before the entry.
- (a) for an entry under subsection (1) (a) —at least 24 hours before the entry; or
- (b) otherwise—at least 48 hours before the entry.
- (a) may relate to more than 1 proposed entry to a room; and
- (b) may relate to entry to more than 1 room; and
- (c) if it relates to entry to more than 1 room—may be given by posting it, at least 48 hours before the entry, or first entry, to which it relates, on a notice board or other place in the rental premises where it is likely to be seen by the residents to whom it is given.