Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsS. 81(1) amended by No. 45/2018 s. 72(2).
(1) A renter under a residential rental agreement must not assign or sub-let the whole or any part of the rented premises without the residential rental provider's written consent.
S. 81(2) amended by No. 45/2018 s. 72(3).
(2) A residential rental provider must not unreasonably withhold consent to the assignment or sub-letting of the whole or any part of the rented premises.
S. 81(2A) inserted by No. 45/2018 s. 72(4).
(2A) For the purposes of subsection (2), it is unreasonable to withhold consent on the basis of an attribute set out in section 6 the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 .
Note
Section 210AA provides that a person may apply to the Tribunal for an order for compensation if the person has suffered loss as a result of discrimination by the residential rental provider or that person's agent in contravention of this section.
S. 81(3) amended by No. 45/2018 s. 72(5).
(3) An assignment or sub-letting of the whole or any part of the rented premises without the residential rental provider's consent is invalid unless the Tribunal has determined that consent is not required.
Note to s. 81 inserted by No. 38/2018 s. 299, amended by No 45/2018 s. 386.
Note
In the case of a residential rental provider who is an SDA provider, see Division 2 of Part 12A.
S. 82 (Heading) inserted by No. 45/2018 s. 350(1).