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RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1995 - SECT 87

87—Termination on application by landlord

        (1)         The Tribunal may, on application by a landlord, terminate a residential tenancy and make an order for possession of the premises if satisfied that—

            (a)         the tenant has committed a breach of the residential tenancy agreement; and

            (b)         the breach is sufficiently serious to justify termination of the tenancy 1 .

        (1a)         The Tribunal may, on application by a landlord, terminate a residential tenancy and make an order for possession of the premises if satisfied that—

            (a)         the tenant has failed to pay rent in breach of the residential tenancy agreement; and

            (b)         on at least 2 occasions in the 12 month period preceding the breach—

                  (i)         the tenant was given a notice under section 80 of a breach of the agreement on the ground of a failure to pay rent; and

                  (ii)         the notice was not ineffectual within the meaning of section 80(2).

        (1b)         On an application under subsection (1a), the Tribunal may make alternative orders providing for the tenant to comply with specified conditions in relation to the payment of rent under the agreement.

        (2)         The Tribunal may, on application by a landlord, terminate a residential tenancy and make an order for immediate possession of the premises if the tenant or a person permitted on the premises with the consent of the tenant has, intentionally or recklessly, caused or permitted, or is likely to cause or permit—

            (a)         serious damage to the premises; or

            (b)         personal injury to—

                  (i)         the landlord or the landlord's agent; or

                  (ii)         a person in the vicinity of the premises.

Note—

1         A tenancy may be terminated by a notice under section 80 if the tenant fails to remedy a breach after being required to do so by the landlord. This alternative procedure may be appropriate if (for example) the breach is not capable of remedy.



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