270Notice of resident's intention to vacate supported residential service

270 Notice of resident's intention to vacate supported residential service

(1) A resident who intends to vacate a supported residential service must give a notice of intention to vacate to the provider within the relevant time period under subsection (2).

(2) The required period for a notice of intention to vacate is—

(a) if the residential and services agreement specifies a notice period, not less than the notice period specified in that agreement; or

(b) in any other case, not less than 2 days.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (1), an intention to be temporarily absent from a supported residential service is not to be taken as an intention to vacate the supported residential service.

(4) Nothing in this section affects a provider's right to issue a notice to vacate under sections 260 to 268.

(5) Subsection (1) does not apply to a resident of a supported residential service whose occupation of the supported residential service is by an agreement for short-term accommodation only.

(6) In this section—

short-term accommodation means accommodation for not more than 3 consecutive months in total.