Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts59. Maximum amount tenant may claim from landlord for repairs
(1) A tenant is not entitled to receive, or to request the landlord to pay to a repairer (and the landlord is not required to pay), an amount under section 61 greater than the amount payable under the tenancy agreement for 2 weeks rent.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1):
(a) if the rent fluctuates during a tenancy agreement - the amount payable under the agreement for 2 weeks rent is to be taken to be the lowest rent payable for a 2 week period under the agreement; or
(b) if the rent increases under section 41 - the amount payable under the agreement for 2 weeks rent is to be taken to be the increased rent payable for a 2 week period under the agreement.