New South Wales Consolidated Acts

RETIREMENT VILLAGES ACT 1999 - SECT 141

141 Liability of resident remaining in possession

(1) If a resident of a retirement village fails to comply with an order made by the Tribunal fixing a date for vacation of residential premises, the resident is liable to pay compensation to the operator of the retirement village for any loss caused to the operator by that failure.

(2) The operator must take all reasonable steps to mitigate the loss and is not entitled to compensation for any loss that could have been avoided by the taking of those steps.

(3) The Tribunal may, on application by the operator, order the resident to pay to the operator such compensation (including compensation for loss of recurrent charges) as it thinks fit.