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RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1997 - SECT 71D

When does an occupancy start and end?

    (1)     An occupancy agreement starts on the earliest of the following days:

        (a)     the day stated in the agreement;

        (b)     the 1st day both parties have signed the agreement and received a copy signed by the other;

        (c)     the day the occupant takes possession of the premises;

        (d)     the 1st day the grantor receives rent from the occupant.

    (2)     An occupancy agreement ends on the following day:

        (a)     if the agreement is for a fixed term—

              (i)     the last day of the fixed term; or

              (ii)     if, with the grantor's consent, the occupant continues to occupy the premises after the fixed term ends—

    (A)     the day agreed by the grantor and occupant; or

    (B)     the day the agreement is terminated under section 71EK; or

        (b)     if the agreement is not for a fixed term—

              (i)     a day agreed by the grantor and occupant; or

              (ii)     the day the agreement is terminated under section 71EK.



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