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Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008
sec.371Notice to leave if premises destroyed etc.
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### sec.371 Notice to leave if premises destroyed etc.
A provider may give to a resident a notice requiring the resident to leave the rental premises because the premises—
have been destroyed, or made completely or partly unfit to live in, other than because of a breach of the rooming accommodation agreement by the provider; or
no longer may be used lawfully as a residence; or
have been appropriated or acquired compulsorily under a law.
The notice may only be given within 1 month after the happening of the event mentioned in subsection (1) .
The notice must—
be in the approved form; and
state why the resident is being required to leave the premises; and
state the day by which the resident must leave the premises; and
be signed by the provider.
If the notice is given under subsection (1) (a) or (b) , the resident may be required to leave immediately.
If the notice is given under subsection (1) (c) , the day by which the resident must leave the premises must not be less than 2 months after the notice is given.
(sec.371-ssec.1) A provider may give to a resident a notice requiring the resident to leave the rental premises because the premises— have been destroyed, or made completely or partly unfit to live in, other than because of a breach of the rooming accommodation agreement by the provider; or no longer may be used lawfully as a residence; or have been appropriated or acquired compulsorily under a law.
(sec.371-ssec.2) The notice may only be given within 1 month after the happening of the event mentioned in subsection (1) .
(sec.371-ssec.3) The notice must— be in the approved form; and state why the resident is being required to leave the premises; and state the day by which the resident must leave the premises; and be signed by the provider.
(sec.371-ssec.4) If the notice is given under subsection (1) (a) or (b) , the resident may be required to leave immediately.
(sec.371-ssec.5) If the notice is given under subsection (1) (c) , the day by which the resident must leave the premises must not be less than 2 months after the notice is given.
- (a) have been destroyed, or made completely or partly unfit to live in, other than because of a breach of the rooming accommodation agreement by the provider; or
- (b) no longer may be used lawfully as a residence; or
- (c) have been appropriated or acquired compulsorily under a law.
- (a) be in the approved form; and
- (b) state why the resident is being required to leave the premises; and
- (c) state the day by which the resident must leave the premises; and
- (d) be signed by the provider.