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Residential Tenancies Act 1986

Boarding house tenancies - Boarding house tenancy agreements

66F: Tenancy not assignable by tenant

You could also call this:

“You can't give your boarding house room to someone else to live in.”

If you are staying in a boarding house, you cannot give your tenancy to someone else. This means you can’t let another person take over your room or your agreement with the boarding house owner. The law says that your boarding house tenancy belongs only to you and you can’t pass it on to anyone else.

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Part 2A Boarding house tenancies
Boarding house tenancy agreements

66FTenancy not assignable by tenant

  1. A boarding house tenancy is not assignable by a tenant.

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    Notes
    • Section 66F: inserted, on , by section 49 of the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 95).