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RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES AND ROOMING ACCOMMODATION ACT 2008 - SECT 296A
Application for termination for damage or injury in public or community housing
296A Application for termination for damage or injury in public or community
housing
(1) The lessor may apply to a tribunal for a termination order because the
tenant, an occupant, a guest of the tenant or a person allowed on the premises
by 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" means— (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.
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