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Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008
sec.380ANotice terminating agreement because of condition of rental premises
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### sec.380A Notice terminating agreement because of condition of rental premises
Within the first 7 days on which the resident occupies the room under the rooming accommodation agreement, the resident may give the provider a notice terminating the agreement if—
the provider is in breach of a law dealing with issues about the health or safety of persons using or entering the resident’s room or common areas; or
the resident’s room or common areas are not fit for the resident to live in; or
the resident’s room or common areas, or the facilities provided in the room or common areas, are not safe or in good repair; or
the rental premises or inclusions do not comply with the prescribed minimum housing standards.
However, the resident may not give the provider a notice under subsection (1) if the circumstances mentioned in that subsection were caused by an action or failure of the resident.
The notice must—
be in the approved form; and
state why the resident is terminating the agreement; and
state the day on which the resident is terminating the agreement; and
be signed by the resident.
The day stated in the notice must not be earlier than 2 days after the notice is given to the provider.
s 380A ins 2021 No. 19 s 80
(sec.380A-ssec.1) Within the first 7 days on which the resident occupies the room under the rooming accommodation agreement, the resident may give the provider a notice terminating the agreement if— the provider is in breach of a law dealing with issues about the health or safety of persons using or entering the resident’s room or common areas; or the resident’s room or common areas are not fit for the resident to live in; or the resident’s room or common areas, or the facilities provided in the room or common areas, are not safe or in good repair; or the rental premises or inclusions do not comply with the prescribed minimum housing standards.
(sec.380A-ssec.2) However, the resident may not give the provider a notice under subsection (1) if the circumstances mentioned in that subsection were caused by an action or failure of the resident.
(sec.380A-ssec.3) The notice must— be in the approved form; and state why the resident is terminating the agreement; and state the day on which the resident is terminating the agreement; and be signed by the resident.
(sec.380A-ssec.4) The day stated in the notice must not be earlier than 2 days after the notice is given to the provider.
- (a) the provider is in breach of a law dealing with issues about the health or safety of persons using or entering the resident’s room or common areas; or
- (b) the resident’s room or common areas are not fit for the resident to live in; or
- (c) the resident’s room or common areas, or the facilities provided in the room or common areas, are not safe or in good repair; or
- (d) the rental premises or inclusions do not comply with the prescribed minimum housing standards.
- (a) be in the approved form; and
- (b) state why the resident is terminating the agreement; and
- (c) state the day on which the resident is terminating the agreement; and
- (d) be signed by the resident.