Victorian Current Acts

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1997 - SECT 188

    (1)     A resident may arrange for urgent repairs to a caravan to be carried out if—

        (a)     the resident has taken reasonable steps to arrange for the caravan park owner or the caravan park owner's agent or the caravan owner or the caravan owner's agent to immediately carry out the urgent repairs to the caravan; and

        (b)     the resident is unable to get the caravan park owner or the caravan owner or the owner's agent to carry out those repairs.

    (2)     If the resident carries out repairs under subsection (1)—

S. 188(2)(a) amended by No. 45/2018 s. 160(1)(a).

        (a)     the resident must give the caravan park owner or caravan owner 7 days written notice of the repairs carried out and the cost; and

S. 188(2)(b) amended by Nos 67/2010 s. 169(1), 45/2018 s. 160(1)(b).

        (b)     the caravan park owner or caravan owner is liable to reimburse the resident for the reasonable cost of the repairs, or if a greater amount is prescribed for the purposes of this section, that prescribed amount, (which includes any amount in respect of any GST payable on the supply to which the urgent repairs relate), whichever is less;

S. 188(2)(c) inserted by No. 45/2018 s. 160(1)(c).

        (c)     the caravan park owner or the caravan owner (as the case requires) must reimburse the resident within 7 days after receiving written notice of—

              (i)     the repairs; and

              (ii)     the cost of the repairs.

S. 188(3) substituted by Nos 32/2010 s. 79(5), 45/2018 s. 160(2) (as amended by No. 47/2019 s. 74).

    (3)     If urgent repairs are required to an appliance, fitting or fixture with a rating that is of or above a prescribed level of rating in a prescribed efficiency rating system, and the appliance, fitting or fixture cannot be repaired, the resident may replace it with an appliance, fitting or fixture with a rating that is of or above a prescribed level of rating in the efficiency rating system.

    (4)     This section does not apply—

        (a)     to equipment or appliances supplied by the resident; or

        (b)     if there is no immediate danger to health and safety and the resident is able to use facilities in the communal areas of the caravan park; or

        (c)     if the caravan is owned by the resident.

S. 188A inserted by No. 45/2018 s. 161 (as amended by No. 47/2019 s. 75).