New South Wales Consolidated Acts

COMMUNITY LAND MANAGEMENT ACT 2021 - SECT 219

219 Tenancy notice to be given to association

(1) If a development lot or neighbourhood lot is leased, the relevant person must give notice of the lease to the association of the scheme within which the lot is situated within 14 days after the commencement of the lease.

: Maximum penalty--5 penalty units.

(2) If the relevant person fails to comply with subsection (1), the tenant may give notice of the lease to the association.

(3) If a lease of a development lot or neighbourhood lot is assigned, the assignor must give notice of the assignment to the association of the scheme within which the lot is situated within 14 days after the execution of the assignment.

: Maximum penalty--5 penalty units.

(4) The notice must be in writing and specify--

(a) the name of the tenant and an address for service of the tenant, and

(b) the date of commencement or assignment of the lease, as the case requires, and

(c) the name of the real estate agent managing the lease, if applicable.

Note : An address for service of notices may be an Australian postal address or other electronic address, including an email address (see section 224).

(5) A notice under this section is to be given to the original owner if it is given during the initial period of the scheme.

(6) The regulations may prescribe the documents or other evidence a tenant must provide in giving notice of a lease under this section.

(7) In this section--

"lease" includes a sublease.

"relevant person" means--

(a) if the lessor leasing the lot to the tenant is represented by a real estate agent in relation to the lease--the real estate agent, or

(b) otherwise--the lessor.