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RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1997 - SECT 377

Offence to allow occupation of premises pending application or hearing

S. 377(1) amended by Nos 67/2010 s. 146, 45/2018 s. 263(1)(3).

    (1)     A residential rental provider of rented premises in a managed high density building must not allow a person who is not a party to a residential rental agreement suspended under section 370 to lease or

occupy the rented premises during the period of suspension.

Penalty:     150 penalty units in the case of a natural person;

750 penalty units in the case of a body corporate.

S. 377(2) amended by Nos 67/2010 s. 146, 45/2018 s. 263(2)(3).

    (2)     A rooming house operator must not allow a person who is not a party to a residency right suspended under section 370 to occupy the room in the rooming house to which that residency right applies during the period of suspension.

Penalty:     150 penalty units in the case of a natural person;

750 penalty units in the case of a body corporate.

S. 377(3) amended by Nos 67/2010 s. 146, 45/2018 s. 263(3).

    (3)     A caravan park owner must not allow a person who is not a party to a residency right suspended under section 370 to occupy the site in the caravan park to which that residency right applies during the period of suspension.

Penalty:     150 penalty units in the case of a natural person;

750 penalty units in the case of a body corporate.

S. 377(3A) inserted by No. 67/2010 s. 43, amended by No. 45/2018 s. 263(3).

    (3A)     A site owner must not allow a person who is not a party to a site agreement suspended under section 370 to occupy the Part 4A site to which that site agreement applies during the period of suspension.

Penalty:     150 penalty units in the case of a natural person;

750 penalty units in the case of a body corporate.

S. 377(4) inserted by No. 63/2005 s. 29, amended by No. 45/2018 s. 263(4).

    (4)     Despite subsection (2), a rooming house operator may permit a new resident to occupy a shared room in the rooming house if the room capacity of the room (including the resident with the suspended residency right) would not be exceeded.

S. 377A (Heading) amended by Nos 67/2010 s. 44(1), 45/2018 s. 240A(Sch.  1 item 20) (as amended by No. 47/2019 ss 83, 90).

S. 377A inserted by No. 45/2002 s. 95.



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