Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsS. 74(1) amended by No. 45/2018 s. 65(1).
(1) A renter may apply to the Director to investigate whether the residential rental provider is in breach of a duty to ensure that the premises are maintained in good repair if—
S. 74(1)(a) amended by No. 45/2018 s. 65(1).
(a) the renter has given the residential rental provider written notice advising the residential rental provider that repairs (other than urgent repairs) are required to the rented premises; and
S. 74(1)(b) amended by No. 45/2018 s. 65(1)(b).
(b) the residential rental provider has not carried out the repairs within 14 days after being given the notice.
S. 74(2) substituted by No. 45/2018 s. 65(2).
(2) An application under subsection (1) and a report under subsection (3)—
(a) must be in writing; and
(b) may be made or issued, as the case requires, by electronic communication in accordance with the Electronic Transactions (Victoria) Act 2000 .
(3) On an application under subsection (1), the Director—
S. 74(3)(a) amended by No. 45/2018 s. 65(3)(a).
(a) may investigate; and
S. 74(3)(b) amended by No. 45/2018 s. 65(3)(b).
(b) may negotiate arrangements for the carrying out of repairs if the Director is satisfied that the residential rental provider is in breach of the duty to maintain the rented premises in good repair; and
S. 74(3)(c) substituted by No. 45/2018 s. 65(3)(c).
(c) may issue a report that—
(i) states the duty to maintain the rented premises in good repair and in a reasonably fit and suitable condition for occupation has been breached; and
(ii) directs the residential rental provider to do any thing in order to comply with the duty to maintain the rented premises in good repair and in a reasonably fit and suitable condition for occupation.
S. 75 amended by Nos 52/1998 s. 236(b)(c), 45/2002 s. 17, substituted by No. 45/2018 s. 66.