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RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1997 - SECT 53B

Application to Tribunal about excessive usage charges

    (1)     A residential rental provider or a renter may apply to the Tribunal to determine the liability of the residential rental provider and the renter for excessive usage charges referred to in section 53A.

    (2)     In making a determination under subsection (1), the Tribunal is to have regard to the following—

        (a)     whether the renter had knowledge of the fault;

        (b)     whether the renter took reasonable steps to notify the residential rental provider, or that person's agent, of the fault;

        (c)     whether the renter has been compensated by another person for any part of the excessive usage charges;

        (d)     whether the residential rental provider has complied with this Act in respect of any urgent repairs;

        (e)     any diagnosis made by a water authority or other suitably qualified person in respect of the fault;

        (f)     any maintenance and repairs conducted by the residential rental provider;

        (g)     any other matter the Tribunal considers appropriate.

S. 53AA inserted by No. 47/2019 s. 94.



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