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RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1987 - SECT 46

46 .         Owner’s right of entry

        (1)         It is a term of every agreement that the owner may enter the premises in the following circumstances but not otherwise — 

            (a)         in any case of emergency;

            (b)         for the purpose of inspecting the premises or any other purpose, on a day and at a reasonable hour, specified in a notice given to the tenant not less than 7 nor more than 14 days in advance;

            (c)         at any reasonable hour for the purpose of collecting the rent under the agreement, where it is payable not more frequently than once every week and it is agreed that the rent be collected at the premises;

            (d)         for the purposes of inspecting the premises, on the occasion of a rent collection referred to in paragraph (c), but not more frequently than once every 4 weeks;

            (e)         for the purpose of carrying out or inspecting necessary repairs to or maintenance of the premises, at any reasonable hour, after giving the tenant not less than 72 hours notice;

            (f)         for the purpose of showing the premises to prospective tenants, at any reasonable hour and on a reasonable number of occasions during the period of 21 days preceding the termination of the agreement, after giving the tenant reasonable notice;

            (g)         for the purpose of showing the premises to prospective purchasers, at any reasonable hour and on a reasonable number of occasions, after giving the tenant reasonable notice; or

            (h)         with the consent of the tenant given at, or immediately before, the time of entry.

        (2)         In subsection (1) premises does not include any part of the premises used by the tenant in common with the owner or any other tenant of the owner.



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