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PROPERTY LAW ACT 1958 - SECT 154A

Tenant may remove buildings and fixtures

    (1)     A tenant who at his or her own cost or expense has installed fixtures on, or renovated, altered or added to, a rented premises owns those fixtures, renovations, alterations or additions and may remove them before the relevant agreement terminates or during any extended period of possession of the premises, but not afterwards.

    (2)     A tenant who removes any fixtures, renovations, alterations or additions under subsection (1) must—

        (a)     restore the premises to the condition they were in immediately before the installation, renovation, alteration or addition, fair wear and tear excepted; or

        (b)     pay the landlord an amount equal to the reasonable cost of restoring the premises to that condition.

    (3)     This section does not apply to the extent that—

        (a)     the lease otherwise provides; or

        (b)     the landlord and the tenant otherwise agree.

Division 6—Powers

No. 3754 s. 155.



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