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RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1987 - SECT 60

60 .         How residential tenancy agreements and tenant’s interests in agreements are terminated

        (1)         Despite any Act or law to the contrary, a residential tenancy agreement shall not terminate or be terminated except in one of the following circumstances —

            (a)         where the lessor or tenant gives notice of termination under this Act and —

                  (i)         the tenant delivers up vacant possession of the premises on or after the expiration of the period of notice required under this Act; or

                  (ii)         a competent court, upon application by the lessor, terminates the agreement under section 71;

            (b)         in the case of a tenancy for a fixed term, where the lessor or tenant gives a notice of termination under section 70A and —

                  (i)         the tenant delivers up possession of the premises on or after the day on which the term of the agreement expires in accordance with that section; or

                  (ii)         a competent court, upon application by the lessor, terminates the agreement under section 72;

            (ba)         in the case of a particular tenant’s interest in the agreement, where the tenant —

                  (i)         gives notice under section 71AB(1) of termination of the tenant’s interest together with at least 1 of the documents required under section 71AB(2); and

                  (ii)         vacates the premises on or after the expiration of the period of notice required under section 71AB(5);

            (bb)         in the case of a particular tenant’s interest in the agreement, where the tenant —

                  (i)         gives notice under section 71AD(4) of termination of the tenant’s interest; and

                  (ii)         vacates the premises on or after the expiration of the period of notice required under section 71AD(5);

            (bc)         in the case of a particular tenant’s interest in the agreement, where a competent court terminates the tenant’s interest under section 71AE;

            (c)         where a competent court terminates the agreement under section 73, 74, 75A or 75;

            (d)         where a person having superior title to that of the lessor becomes entitled to possession of the premises;

            (e)         where a mortgagee in respect of the premises takes possession of the premises in pursuance of the mortgage;

            (f)         where the tenant abandons the premises;

            (g)         where the tenant delivers up vacant possession of the premises pursuant to an agreement in writing between the lessor and the tenant to terminate the residential tenancy agreement;

            (h)         where the agreement terminates by merger;

                  (i)         where every tenant dies.

        (2)         The termination of a tenant’s interest in a residential tenancy agreement does not terminate the agreement in respect of any other tenant under the agreement.

        [Section 60 amended: No. 50 of 1988 s. 18; No. 59 of 1995 s. 49; No. 59 of 2004 s. 120(1); No. 60 of 2011 s. 59, 88, 89 and 91; No. 3 of 2019 s. 16.]

        [Heading inserted: No. 60 of 2011 s. 60.]



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