(1) A person becomes the renter of the residential rental provider in respect of rented premises if—
(a) the person is in possession of the premises under a residential rental agreement (a sub‑residential rental agreement ) granted to that person by a person who is a renter of the premises under another residential rental agreement (the head residential rental agreement ) granted to the person who is the head renter by the residential rental provider; and
(b) the head residential rental agreement terminates or is terminated; and
(c) the sub-residential rental agreement does not terminate or is not terminated in accordance with this Act.
(2) The residential rental agreement created under subsection (1) is deemed to be a residential rental agreement on the same terms, as far as applicable, as the terms of the sub-residential rental agreement.
(3) Subsection (1) applies whether or not this Act applied at any time to the head residential rental agreement.
S. 91S inserted by No. 45/2018 s. 236 (as amended by Nos 47/2019 s. 82, 32/2020 ss 10, 13, 1/2021 s. 94).