Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts26. Right of administering authority to compensation where resident abandons premises
(1) If a resident of a retirement village abandons the residential premises, the resident is liable to pay compensation to the administering authority of the retirement village for any loss (including loss of rent) caused by the abandonment.
(2) The administering authority shall take all reasonable steps to mitigate the loss and is not entitled to compensation for any loss that could have been avoided by taking those steps.
(3) The Court may, on application by the administering authority, order the resident to pay to the authority such compensation (including compensation for loss of rent) as it thinks fit.