Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts64. Vacant possession etc.
(1) It is a term of a tenancy agreement that a tenant is entitled to vacant possession of the premises on and from the day the tenancy begins.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a part of the premises in respect of which a right to exclusive possession is not given by the agreement.
(3) It is a term of a tenancy agreement that there is no legal impediment to the tenant's occupation of the premises as a place of residence for the period of the tenancy that the landlord knew of, or ought to have known of, when entering the agreement.