sec.296AApplication for termination for damage or injury in public or community housing

### sec.296A Application for termination for damage or injury in public or community housing The lessor may apply to a tribunal for a termination order because the tenant, an occupant, a guest of the tenant or a person allowed on the premises by 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 means— 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. s 296A ins 2013 No. 58 s 11 (sec.296A-ssec.1) The lessor may apply to a tribunal for a termination order because the tenant, an occupant, a guest of the tenant or a person allowed on the premises by 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.296A-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.296A-ssec.3) An application under this section about damage to premises is called an application made because of damage . (sec.296A-ssec.4) An application under this section about injury to a person is called an application made because of injury . (sec.296A-ssec.5) In this section— lessor means— 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. - (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.