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RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT - SECT 55

Alteration of premises or ancillary property

55. Alteration of premises or ancillary property

(1) It is a term of a tenancy agreement that the tenant must not, without the landlord's written consent or otherwise than in accordance with this Act, make an alteration or addition to the premises or ancillary property.

(2) A tenant may remove a fixture affixed to the premises by a tenant unless its removal would cause damage to the premises or ancillary property.

(3) It is a term of a tenancy agreement that if the tenant causes damage to the premises or ancillary property by removing or installing a fixture, the tenant must:

(a) notify the landlord; and

(b) at the option of the landlord, have the damage repaired or compensate the landlord for the reasonable cost of repairing the damage.



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