Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Landlord and Tenant Act 1958 - SECT 69

Fixing fair rent of premises following alterations

69. Fixing fair rent of premises following alterations

Where substantial alterations or additions are made-

   (a)  to any prescribed premises other than those referred to in the last
        preceding section; or

   (b)  (if the lease provides for the use of any goods in connexion with the
        letting of the premises) to the goods-

then, if the existing fair rent of the premises was fixed prior to the making
of those alterations or additions, the lessor and the lessee may make an
agreement in writing with respect to the rent of the premises, and where such
an agreement is made the amount specified in that behalf in the agreement
shall for all purposes be the fair rent of the premises as from the date
specified in that behalf therein (not being earlier than the day on which the
agreement is entered into) and no further proceedings for the determination of
the fair rent of those premises by a Board, except on the ground referred to
in paragraph (b) or paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section seventy-three
of this Act shall be commenced by either of the parties to the agreement
during the period specified in that behalf in the agreement or, if no such
period is specified, during the period of six months next after the day from
which the fair rent is altered by the agreement.

Period for Payment of Rent