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49D: Unlawful acts related to liability
or “It's not okay for landlords to make you pay or do more than you should for damage”
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“Premises means buildings and other places, including facilities”

In sections 49A to 49D, when they talk about “premises”, they don’t just mean the building or house. They also include things called “facilities”. This is important to remember when you’re reading those parts of the law. It means that when those sections mention “premises”, they’re talking about both the main living space and any extra areas or things that come with it.

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or “This explains the different ways a rental agreement can end, like when the lease runs out or someone moves out.”
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Part 2 Tenancy agreements
Responsibility for damage

49EMeaning of premises

  1. In sections 49A to 49D, unless the context otherwise requires, premises includes facilities.

Notes
  • Section 49E: inserted, on , by section 8 of the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2019 (2019 No 37).