230Termination on death or abandonment

230 Termination on death or abandonment

(1) A residential and services agreement in respect of a resident ends on the death of that resident.

(2) A residential and services agreement ends if the resident abandons their room.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a resident abandons their room if the resident leaves it without any intention of returning and—

(a) without first giving notice of intention to vacate to the provider; or

(b) without first obtaining the agreement of the provider.

(4) For the purposes of subsection (3), a resident may be regarded as having no intention of returning if—

(a) the resident has not occupied the supported residential service for a period of at least 14 days and has not paid any fees for that period; or

(b) the resident has left the supported residential service and in all the circumstances it would be unreasonable to expect him or her to return.