66JOther obligations of landlord

1. The landlord must not interfere with the supply of gas, electricity, water, telephone services, or other services to the premises, unless the interference is necessary to avoid danger to any person or to enable maintenance or repairs to be carried out.

2. If, at any time after entering into a boarding house tenancy agreement, the landlord puts the premises on the market for the purposes of sale or other disposition, the landlord must, as soon as practicable, give written notice of that fact to the tenant.

3. If a landlord is offering a boarding house tenancy, the landlord must inform prospective tenants if the premises are on the market for the purposes of sale or other disposition.

4. A landlord who fails to comply with—

5. subsection (1), (2), or (2A) commits an unlawful act:
6. subsection (2A) commits an infringement offence and is liable to a fine or an infringement fee specified in Schedule 1B.

7. Before changing any lock or similar device, the landlord must tell every tenant of the boarding house who will be affected about the change.

8. If the landlord carries out tests for the presence of contaminants in any of the facilities, the landlord must, within 7 days of receiving the results of the testing, notify every current tenant of the boarding house, in writing, of the results of the testing, and provide each of them with a copy (if any) of the results.

9. A landlord who fails to comply with subsection (3A)—

10. commits an unlawful act; and
11. commits an infringement offence and is liable to a fine or an infringement fee specified in Schedule 1B.

12. The landlord of premises that are insured may at any time, and must within a reasonable time after receiving a request from the tenant for a copy of the insurance policy, provide to the tenant under a tenancy agreement a copy of each insurance policy that is relevant to the tenant’s liability for destruction of, or damage to, the premises.

13. If anything changes so that the insurance information that was provided in accordance with subsection (5) or this subsection is no longer correct, the landlord must, within a reasonable time after the landlord becomes aware of the change,—

14. provide the tenant with a copy of the correct information; or
15. if the premises are no longer insured, provide the tenant with a statement that they are not insured.

16. A landlord’s failure to comply with subsection (5) or (6) is declared to be an unlawful act.

Notes

• Section 66J: inserted, on 1 October 2010, by section 49 of the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 95).
• Section 66J(2): replaced, on 11 February 2021, by section 48(1) of the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 59).
• Section 66J(2A): inserted, on 11 February 2021, by section 48(1) of the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 59).
• Section 66J(2B): inserted, on 11 February 2021, by section 48(1) of the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 59).
• Section 66J(3A): inserted, on 27 August 2019, by section 43 of the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2019 (2019 No 37).
• Section 66J(4): replaced, on 11 February 2021, by section 48(2) of the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 59).
• Section 66J(5): inserted, on 27 August 2019, by section 15 of the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2019 (2019 No 37).
• Section 66J(6): inserted, on 27 August 2019, by section 15 of the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2019 (2019 No 37).
• Section 66J(7): inserted, on 27 August 2019, by section 15 of the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2019 (2019 No 37).