Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Residential Tenancies Act 1997 - SECT 36

Condition report is evidence of state of repair

36. Condition report is evidence of state of repair



(1) A statement in a condition report under section 35 is conclusive evidence,
for the purposes of this Act, of the state of repair or general condition of
the rented premises on the day specified in the report if the condition report
is signed by or on behalf of the landlord and the tenant.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to-

   (a)  a state of repair or general condition that could not reasonably have
        been discovered on a reasonable inspection of the premises; or

   (b)  a statement with which the tenant disagrees under an endorsement on
        the report.