South Australian Current Acts

HOUSING IMPROVEMENT ACT 2016 - SECT 22

22—Notice to vacate

        (1)         If a housing improvement order or housing demolition order issued in respect of residential premises imposes a requirement for the premises to be vacated, the Minister must issue a notice to the occupiers of the premises to vacate the premises (a "notice to vacate").

        (2)         A notice to vacate must—

            (a)         be in the form of a written notice served on the occupiers of the premises; and

            (b)         specify the premises; and

            (c)         state the reasons for issuing the notice; and

            (d)         require the occupiers to vacate the premises by a specified date (allowing as much time as the circumstances will safely permit); and

            (e)         if the premises are occupied under a residential tenancy agreement, state that, by force of the notice—

                  (i)         the tenancy will be terminated on the specified date; and

                  (ii)         the tenant must give up possession of the premises on or before that date; and

                  (iii)         the landlord is authorised to take possession of the premises on that date; and

            (f)         state that the persons to whom the notice is issued may, within 28 days, apply to the Tribunal for a review of the notice.

        (3)         The Minister may vary or revoke a notice under this section by subsequent written notice.

        (4)         A person to whom a notice to vacate has been issued—

            (a)         must comply with the notice; and

            (b)         must not let or sublet the premises to which it applies, or cause the premises to be let or sublet.

Maximum penalty: $2 500.