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Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008
sec.365CLessor must not let premises for 6 months after ending tenancy for change of use
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### sec.365C Lessor must not let premises for 6 months after ending tenancy for change of use
If a residential tenancy ends because the lessor gives the tenant a notice to leave for change of use, the lessor must not offer a residential tenancy for the premises for 6 months after the handover day.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
In a proceeding for an offence against subsection (1) , it is a defence for the lessor to prove that the change of use did not happen for reasons beyond the lessor’s control.
s 365C ins 2021 No. 19 s 75
(sec.365C-ssec.1) If a residential tenancy ends because the lessor gives the tenant a notice to leave for change of use, the lessor must not offer a residential tenancy for the premises for 6 months after the handover day. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
(sec.365C-ssec.2) In a proceeding for an offence against subsection (1) , it is a defence for the lessor to prove that the change of use did not happen for reasons beyond the lessor’s control.