29BClaim by tenant

29B Claim by tenant

[Section 29B Inserted by No. 59 of 2005, s. 7, Applied:01 Jul 2009]

(1)  The tenant may lodge with the Authority a claim form following the end of a residential tenancy agreement if –

(a) the tenant has received the claim form from the owner under section 28 and has endorsed it with his or her agreement; or

(b) the owner has failed to so provide a claim form.

(2)  [Section 29B Subsection (2) amended by No. 33 of 2010, s. 9, Applied:03 Dec 2010] On receipt of a claim form under subsection (1) , the Authority is to take all reasonable steps to provide notice of receipt of the claim form to each owner, tenant and deposit contributor who has not endorsed the claim form with his or her agreement to it.

(3)  If no dispute is lodged under section 29F , the Authority is to –

(a) disburse to the owner from the security deposit any amount specified in the claim form or later determined; and

(b) disburse the remainder of the security deposit, if any, to the tenants and the deposit contributors in accordance with section 29E .