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Residential Tenancies Act 1986

Boarding house tenancies - Application

66A: Application of Part

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"Rules for Boarding House Tenancies"

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This Part of the law is about special rules for boarding house tenancies. You need to know that some provisions do not apply to boarding house tenancies, such as section 7, section 9(1) and (2), and others. When other provisions are applied to boarding house tenancies, some terms have special meanings given by section 66B.

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Part 2ABoarding house tenancies
Application

66AApplication of Part

  1. This Part sets out special provisions that apply only to boarding house tenancies.

  2. The following provisions do not apply to boarding house tenancies unless otherwise specifically applied:

  3. section 7 (relating to short fixed-term tenancies):
    1. section 9(1) and (2) (relating to transitional provisions):
      1. sections 36 to 42, 42C to 42G, 43A to 45A, and 46 to 49 (relating to the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants):
        1. sections 50A, 51, and 55 to 57 (relating to the termination of tenancies):
          1. section 61 (relating to the abandonment of premises):
            1. section 64 (relating to possession orders).

              1. When applying other provisions to boarding house tenancies, terms that are defined in section 66B have the meaning given by that section.

              Notes
              • Section 66A: inserted, on , by section 49 of the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 95).
              • Section 66A(2)(c): replaced, on , by section 46 of the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 59).
              • Section 66A(2)(c): amended, on , by section 34 of the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 52).