RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1995 - SECT 83B

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1995 - SECT 83B

83B—Termination where agreement frustrated

        (1)         A landlord may, by notice of termination given to the tenant, terminate a residential tenancy agreement on the ground that, otherwise than as a result of a breach of the agreement, the premises or a substantial portion of the premises—

            (a)         have been destroyed or rendered uninhabitable; or

            (b)         have ceased to be lawfully usable for residential purposes; or

            (c)         have been acquired by compulsory process.

        (2)         A notice given under subsection (1)(a) or (b) may terminate the agreement immediately.

        (3)         A notice given under subsection (1)(c) must provide for a period of notice of at least 60 days.