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RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1987 - SECT 22 Tenant's right to quiet enjoyment

This legislation has been repealed.

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1987 - SECT 22

Tenant's right to quiet enjoyment

22 Tenant's right to quiet enjoyment

(1) It is a term of every residential tenancy agreement that:
(a) the tenant shall have quiet enjoyment of the residential premises without interruption by the landlord or any person claiming by, through or under the landlord or having superior title (for example, a head landlord) to that of the landlord, and
(b) the landlord or the landlord's agent shall not interfere, or cause or permit any interference, with the reasonable peace, comfort or privacy of the tenant in using the residential premises.
(2) A landlord or a landlord's agent under a residential tenancy agreement shall not, during the currency of the agreement, contravene or fail to comply with subsection (1).