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RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1997 - SECT 173

Resident must notify owner of and compensate for damage

S. 173(1) amended by Nos 45/2018 s. 148(1), 17/2024 s. 6(23).

    (1)     If any damage other than fair wear and tear is caused to a site, the caravan or any facility in the caravan park by the resident or the resident's visitors, the resident must—

        (a)     repair the damage; or

        (b)     notify the caravan owner or caravan park owner of the damage and pay compensation for the damage to the caravan owner or the caravan park owner.

S. 173(2) amended by No. 45/2018 s. 148(2).

    (2)     A resident must report to the caravan park owner any damage to a site or damage to or breakdown of communal facilities of which the resident has knowledge.

]Note to s. 173 inserted by No. 45/2018 s. 148(3).

Note

This section is a duty provision and a contravention of this section may be dealt with as a breach of a duty under Part 5 and other provisions of this Act.



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