Residential Tenancy Act 1997
29CClaim by owner
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29C Claim by owner
[Section 29C Inserted by No. 59 of 2005, s. 7, Applied:01 Jul 2009]
(1) The owner may lodge a claim form with the Authority –
(a) if –
(i) the owner has given a claim form to a tenant under section 28 ; and
(ii) the tenant has not lodged that form with the Authority within 10 days after it was so given or a longer prescribed period; and
(iii) the deposit contributor has not lodged a claim form with the Authority; or
(b) if –
(i) the owner has been unable to give the claim form to any tenant under section 28 after taking all reasonable steps to do so; and
(ii) the deposit contributor has not lodged a claim form with the Authority.
(2) On receipt of a claim form under subsection (1) –
(a) the Authority is to refer the matter to the Commissioner; and
(b) the referral is taken to be a dispute lodged under section 29F and this Act applies to the referral with such modifications as are necessary for that purpose.