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Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008
sec.296Application for termination for damage or injury
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### sec.296 Application for termination for damage or injury
The lessor may apply to a tribunal for a termination order because the tenant has intentionally or recklessly caused, or is likely to intentionally or recklessly cause—
serious damage to the premises; or
injury to—
the lessor, the lessor’s agent or someone else allowed on the premises; or
a person occupying, or allowed on, premises nearby.
However, the lessor may not make an application about injury to a person if the person is—
the spouse of the tenant occupying the premises with the tenant; or
a cotenant whose spouse is the other, or another, cotenant.
An application under this section about damage to premises is called an application made because of damage .
An application under this section about injury to a person is called an application made because of injury .
In this section—
lessor does not include—
the chief executive of the department in which the Housing Act 2003 is administered, acting on behalf of the State; or
a community housing provider.
See sections 335 (1) and 344 for other provisions about the application.
s 296 amd 2013 No. 58 s 10
(sec.296-ssec.1) The lessor may apply to a tribunal for a termination order because the tenant has intentionally or recklessly caused, or is likely to intentionally or recklessly cause— serious damage to the premises; or injury to— the lessor, the lessor’s agent or someone else allowed on the premises; or a person occupying, or allowed on, premises nearby.
(sec.296-ssec.2) However, the lessor may not make an application about injury to a person if the person is— the spouse of the tenant occupying the premises with the tenant; or a cotenant whose spouse is the other, or another, cotenant.
(sec.296-ssec.3) An application under this section about damage to premises is called an application made because of damage .
(sec.296-ssec.4) An application under this section about injury to a person is called an application made because of injury .
(sec.296-ssec.5) In this section— lessor does not include— the chief executive of the department in which the Housing Act 2003 is administered, acting on behalf of the State; or a community housing provider. See sections 335 (1) and 344 for other provisions about the application.
- (a) serious damage to the premises; or
- (b) injury to— (i) the lessor, the lessor’s agent or someone else allowed on the premises; or (ii) a person occupying, or allowed on, premises nearby.
- (i) the lessor, the lessor’s agent or someone else allowed on the premises; or
- (ii) a person occupying, or allowed on, premises nearby.
- (i) the lessor, the lessor’s agent or someone else allowed on the premises; or
- (ii) a person occupying, or allowed on, premises nearby.
- (a) the spouse of the tenant occupying the premises with the tenant; or
- (b) a cotenant whose spouse is the other, or another, cotenant.
- (a) the chief executive of the department in which the Housing Act 2003 is administered, acting on behalf of the State; or
- (b) a community housing provider.