23HTermination notices if premises no longer to be used as rented residential premises

23H Termination notices if premises no longer to be used as rented residential premises

23H Termination notices if premises no longer to be used as rented residential premises

(1) For the Act, section 85(1), a landlord must, when giving a termination notice under the Act, section 87L, give the tenant—

(a) a written statement from the landlord that—

(i) is signed and dated by the landlord, and

(ii) states the purpose for which the premises will be used after the termination date, and

(iii) states that the premises will not be used as rented residential premises for at least 12 months after the termination date, and

(b) if the purpose referred to in paragraph (a)(ii) involves the premises being used to carry on a business—one of the following—

(i) the Australian Business Number of the business,

(ii) a copy of a development consent that relates to the use of the premises for carrying on the business,

(iii) the licence number of a licence that will be used in carrying on the business, and

Example—

a licence issued under the Liquor Act 2007 for the sale of liquor at the premises

(c) if the purpose referred to in paragraph (a)(ii) involves the premises being used for a short-term rental accommodation arrangement—proof that the premises have been included on the STRA register.

(2) In this clause—

NSW planning portal has the same meaning as in the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.

short-term rental accommodation arrangement has the same meaning as in the Fair Trading Act 1987, Part 4, Division 4A.

STRA register means the register of dwellings used for short-term rental accommodation maintained on the NSW planning portal.

cl 23H: Ins 2025 (139), Sch 1[7].