New South Wales Consolidated Acts

RETIREMENT VILLAGES ACT 1999 - SECT 81

81 Right to become resident

(1) A relative of a resident of residential premises in a retirement village--

(a) who is a retired person, and

(b) who is occupying the residential premises concerned at the time that the resident dies or vacates the premises, and

(c) who had been occupying those premises for at least 6 months (whether before or after the commencement of this Act) immediately before that time,

has the right to enter into a residence contract with the operator of the village in respect of the premises.

(2) This section does not apply if--

(a) the resident is, or was, a registered interest holder (other than a person referred to in section 7 (1) (c)) in respect of the residential premises, or

(b) the resident is taken to be a resident by operation of section 4 (2).