Western Australian Consolidated Acts

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1987 - SECT 47

47 .         Right of tenant to affix and remove fixtures etc.

        (1)         An agreement may provide that the tenant — 

            (a)         shall not affix any fixture or make any renovation, alteration or addition to the premises; or

            (b)         may affix any fixture or make any renovation, alteration or addition to the premises, but only with the owner’s consent.

        (2)         Where an agreement makes the provision described in subsection (1)(b) it is a term of the agreement that — 

            (a)         the owner shall not unreasonably withhold such consent;

            (b)         the tenant may remove any fixture that he has affixed to the premises, with the owner’s consent, during the period that he has continued in possession of the premises under the agreement, unless the removal of the fixture would cause irreparable damage to the premises; and

            (c)         where the tenant causes any damage to the premises by removing any fixture, he shall notify the owner and, at the option of the owner, repair the damage or compensate the owner for any reasonable expenses incurred by the owner in repairing the damage.