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Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008
sec.392Personal document or money
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### sec.392 Personal document or money
This section applies if the lost property is a personal document or money.
The provider must—
make reasonable efforts to contact the former resident about the property; and
store the property safely for at least 28 days, unless it is reclaimed before that time.
If, at the end of 28 days, the property has not been reclaimed, the provider must give it to the public trustee.
However, if the lost property is money and has not been reclaimed after 28 days, the provider may deduct any outstanding amount owed by the former resident under the rooming accommodation agreement before giving the remainder to the public trustee.
(sec.392-ssec.1) This section applies if the lost property is a personal document or money.
(sec.392-ssec.2) The provider must— make reasonable efforts to contact the former resident about the property; and store the property safely for at least 28 days, unless it is reclaimed before that time.
(sec.392-ssec.3) If, at the end of 28 days, the property has not been reclaimed, the provider must give it to the public trustee.
(sec.392-ssec.4) However, if the lost property is money and has not been reclaimed after 28 days, the provider may deduct any outstanding amount owed by the former resident under the rooming accommodation agreement before giving the remainder to the public trustee.
- (a) make reasonable efforts to contact the former resident about the property; and
- (b) store the property safely for at least 28 days, unless it is reclaimed before that time.