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RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1997 - SECT 94D Consent of resident to increased room capacity

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1997 - SECT 94D

Consent of resident to increased room capacity

    (1)     A resident who receives a notice under section 94B may consent to the increase in room capacity.

    (2)     A consent must—

        (a)     be in writing; and

        (b)     must specify the increased room capacity to which consent is given; and

        (c)     be signed by the resident; and

        (d)     be dated with the date of signing.

S. 94D(3) amended by No. 45/2018 s. 353(3).

    (3)     A resident may withdraw a consent he or she gives under this section by giving written notice of that withdrawal to the rooming house operator within 3 days after the consent is given.

    (4)     A consent under this section to an increase in the room capacity of a room does not take effect until the end of the period of 7 days after—

        (a)     if there is only one resident of the room, the consent is given; or

        (b)     if there is more than one resident of the room, the consent of the last resident is given.

    (5)     A consent under this section is of no effect if the notice under section 94B is invalid.

Pt 3 Div. 1B (Headings and ss 94E, 94F) inserted by No. 45/2018 s. 86 (as amended by No. 32/2020 s. 8).

Division 1B—Discrimination in relation to residency rights

S. 94E inserted by No. 45/2018 s. 86 (as amended by No. 32/2020 s. 8).