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RETIREMENT VILLAGES ACT 1999 - SECT 95

Resident may carry out urgent capital maintenance or replacement

95 Resident may carry out urgent capital maintenance or replacement

(1) A resident of a retirement village may carry out capital maintenance or capital replacement in respect of an item of capital for which the operator of the retirement village is responsible if--
(a) the maintenance or replacement of the item is urgent, and
(b) the resident first gives the operator a reasonable opportunity to carry out the maintenance or replace the item.
(2) A resident of a retirement village who carries out the maintenance of or replaces an item of capital in accordance with this section is entitled to be reimbursed by the operator of the retirement village for the reasonable costs incurred by the resident in doing so.
(3) If the operator of a retirement village fails or refuses to reimburse a resident for costs in accordance with this section, the resident may apply to the Tribunal for (and the Tribunal may make) an order requiring the operator to reimburse the resident for those costs.



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