Residential Tenancy Act 1997
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11 Expiry
(1) A residential tenancy agreement for a fixed period, unless earlier terminated under Part 4 , expires –
(a) on a date specified in the agreement; or
(b) if a date is not specified in the agreement, on a date agreed on by both parties.
(2) [Section 11 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 45 of 2013, s. 8, Applied:01 Oct 2014] If a residential tenancy agreement for a fixed period in relation to premises expires on a date and before that date –
(a) no notice to vacate in relation to the premises is served under section 42 on the grounds specified in section 42(1)(d) ; and
(b) the residential tenancy agreement is not extended or renewed –
a new residential tenancy agreement for no fixed period is established on that date in relation to the premises.
(3) A residential tenancy agreement established under subsection (2) is subject to the same terms and conditions that existed before that establishment.
(4) [Section 11 Subsection (4) inserted by No. 45 of 2013, s. 8, Applied:01 Oct 2014] Despite subsection (1) , if –
(a) but for this subsection, a residential tenancy agreement for a fixed period in relation to premises would, under subsection (1) , expire on a date; and
(b) a notice to vacate in relation to the premises is served under section 42 on the grounds specified in section 42(1)(d) –
the agreement expires on the day on which the notice takes effect under section 43 .
(5) [Section 11 Subsection (5) inserted by No. 38 of 2018, s. 6, Applied:31 Mar 2019] If –