South Australian Numbered Acts

HOUSING IMPROVEMENT ACT 2016 (NO 36 OF 2016) - SECT 27

27—Landlord must give notice of intention to carry out inspections or works under housing assessment order or housing improvement order

        (1)         A landlord under a prescribed residential tenancy agreement in respect of residential premises to which a housing assessment order or housing improvement order applies must comply with the following requirements:

            (a)         the landlord may enter the premises to inspect the premises in connection with the order, but only in accordance with a written notice given to the tenant no less than 7 and no more than 14 days before the day of entry—

                  (i)         stating the purpose of the proposed entry and the date of the proposed entry; and

                  (ii)         specifying a period of up to 2 hours (which must be between 8 am and 8 pm on any day other than a Sunday or public holiday) within which the proposed entry will occur,

(however, if the premises are in a remote location or it is necessary for the landlord to be accompanied by a person for the purposes of the inspection, the notice need not specify a 2 hour period within which the proposed entry is to occur, but the entry must occur between 8 am and 8 pm on any day other than a Sunday or public holiday);

            (b)         the landlord may enter the premises to carry out works required by the order but only at a time between 8 am and 8 pm on any day other than a Sunday or public holiday of which the tenant has been given at least 48 hours notice.

        (2)         Subsection (1)

does not apply if the inspection or works are required to be carried out in an emergency.