RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1997 - SECT 206ZZAA Urgent site repairs to Part 4A sites

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1997 - SECT 206ZZAA

    (1)     A site tenant may cause urgent site repairs to a Part 4A site to be carried out if—

        (a)     the site tenant has taken reasonable steps to arrange for the site owner or that person's agent to immediately carry out the urgent site repairs to the Part 4A site; and

        (b)     the site owner or that person's agent did not carry out those repairs.

    (2)     If the site tenant carries out urgent site repairs under subsection (1)—

        (a)     the site tenant must give the site owner 7 days written notice of—

              (i)     the repairs carried out; and

              (ii)     the cost of those repairs; and

        (b)     the site owner is liable to reimburse the site tenant for the reasonable cost of the urgent site repairs, or a prescribed greater amount (which includes any amount in respect of any GST payable on the supply to which the urgent site repairs relate), whichever is less.

    (3)     If urgent site repairs are required to an item that uses or supplies water, electricity or gas and that item does not have a rating that is of or above a prescribed level of rating in a prescribed efficiency rating system, and that item cannot be repaired, the site tenant may replace it with an item that has a rating that is of or above a prescribed level of rating in the efficiency rating system.

    (4)     This section does not apply—

        (a)     to equipment or appliances supplied by the site tenant; or

        (b)     if there is no immediate danger to health and safety and the site tenant is able to use facilities in the communal areas of the Part 4A park.

S 206ZZAB inserted by No. 45/2018 s. 216 (as amended by No. 47/2019 s. 79).