Queensland Consolidated Acts

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES AND ROOMING ACCOMMODATION ACT 2008 - SECT 296

296 Application for termination for damage or injury

(1) The lessor may apply to a tribunal for a termination order because the tenant has intentionally or recklessly caused, or is likely to intentionally or recklessly cause—

(a) serious damage to the premises; or

(b) injury to—

(i) the lessor, the lessor’s agent or someone else allowed on the premises; or

(ii) a person occupying, or allowed on, premises nearby.

(2) However, the lessor may not make an application about injury to a person if the person is—

(a) the spouse of the tenant occupying the premises with the tenant; or

(b) a cotenant whose spouse is the other, or another, cotenant.

(3) An application under this section about damage to premises is called an application made because of
"damage" .

(4) An application under this section about injury to a person is called an application made because of
"injury" .

(5) In this section—

"lessor" does not include—

(a) the chief executive of the department in which the Housing Act 2003 is administered, acting on behalf of the State; or

(b) a community housing provider.

Note—

See sections 335 (1) and 344 for other provisions about the application.