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RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 2010 - SECT 14

Landlord's obligation to ensure written residential tenancy agreement

14 Landlord's obligation to ensure written residential tenancy agreement

(1) The landlord under a residential tenancy agreement must ensure that the agreement is in writing at the commencement of the agreement.
(2) This section does not--
(a) impose any obligation on a tenant to prepare a written residential tenancy agreement, or
(b) affect the enforceability of a residential tenancy agreement that is not in writing or is only partly in writing.
(3) If a landlord fails to comply with this section--
(a) the rent under the residential tenancy agreement must not be increased during the first 6 months of the tenancy, and
(b) the landlord is not entitled to terminate the residential tenancy agreement under section 85 during the first 6 months of the tenancy.
Note--: The Tribunal may order a landlord to enter into a written residential tenancy agreement (see section 16).



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