Queensland Consolidated Acts

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES AND ROOMING ACCOMMODATION ACT 2008 - SECT 426

426 Disputes about lessors’ notices

(1) If a tenant disputes the ground stated in any of the following notices given to the tenant by the lessor, the tenant may apply to the tribunal for an order about the notice—

(a) a notice to remedy breach;

(b) a notice to leave;

(c) a notice informing the tenant of the lessor’s refusal to approve the tenant keeping a pet at the premises.

Note—

See section 184D for the requirements of a notice informing the tenant of the lessor’s refusal to approve the tenant keeping a pet at the premises.

(2) If the tribunal is satisfied the lessor was not entitled to give the notice on the ground stated, it may make an order under this section.

(3) If the tribunal decides the application before the agreement is terminated, it may make any order it considers appropriate.

(4) If the tribunal decides the application after the agreement is terminated because of the lessor’s action, it may make an order requiring the lessor to pay to the tenant an amount it considers appropriate as compensation for any loss or expense incurred by the tenant for having to leave the premises.