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Residential Tenancies Regulation 2019
23HTermination notices if premises no longer to be used as rented residential premises
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#### 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—
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> > > (a) a written statement from the landlord that—
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> > > > (i) is signed and dated by the landlord, and
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> > > > (ii) states the purpose for which the premises will be used after the termination date, and
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> > > > (iii) states that the premises will not be used as rented residential premises for at least 12 months after the termination date, and
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> > > (b) if the purpose referred to in paragraph (a)(ii) involves the premises being used to carry on a business—one of the following—
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> > > > (i) the Australian Business Number of the business,
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> > > > (ii) a copy of a development consent that relates to the use of the premises for carrying on the business,
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> > > > (iii) the licence number of a licence that will be used in carrying on the business, and
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> > > > Example—
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> > > > a licence issued under the [Liquor Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2007-090) for the sale of liquor at the premises
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> > > (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.
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> > (2) In this clause—
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> > NSW planning portal has the same meaning as in the [Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1979-203).
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> > short-term rental accommodation arrangement has the same meaning as in the [Fair Trading Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-068), Part 4, Division 4A.
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> > STRA register means the register of dwellings used for short-term rental accommodation maintained on the NSW planning portal.
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> **cl 23H:** Ins 2025 (139), Sch 1\[7\].