RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES AND ROOMING ACCOMMODATION ACT 2008 - SECT 273 Application to tribunal about proposed rule change

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES AND ROOMING ACCOMMODATION ACT 2008 - SECT 273

273 Application to tribunal about proposed rule change

(1) This section applies if, under section 272 (4) , a proposed rule change does not take effect.

(2) The provider may apply to a tribunal for an order declaring the proposed change to be reasonable.

(3) The application may only be made within 7 days after the proposed commencement day for the change.

(4) The application must—

(a) be accompanied by a copy of each objection to the proposed change given under section 272 ; and

(b) state particulars of why the provider considers the proposed change to be reasonable.

(5) The tribunal may decide the application by—

(a) declaring the proposed change to be reasonable; or

(b) amending the proposed change in a way it considers appropriate to make it reasonable; or

(c) declaring the proposed change to be unreasonable; or

(d) making any other order it considers appropriate.

(6) If the tribunal makes an order declaring the proposed change to be reasonable or amending it in a way the tribunal considers appropriate to make it reasonable, the proposed change takes effect on the day decided by the tribunal.

(7) As soon as practicable after the tribunal decides the application, the provider must give a written notice of the decision to each resident of the rental premises.