(1) In carrying out an
assessment of the eligibility of a tenant under a social housing tenancy
agreement (the agreement ) to reside in social housing premises, or to reside
in the class of social housing premises to which the agreement relates, the
lessor is to apply the criteria approved under section 71E for the purposes of
this Subdivision.
(2) The lessor may
request the tenant to provide any information that is reasonably required to
enable the lessor to determine whether the tenant meets the criteria for the
purposes of an assessment under this section.
(3) If the tenant
refuses to provide any such information to the lessor, the lessor may
determine, without further inquiry, that the tenant is not eligible to reside
in social housing premises, or to reside in the class of social housing
premises to which the agreement relates.
(4) In the case of a
social housing tenancy agreement that creates a tenancy for a fixed term, an
assessment under this section may not be carried out prior to 6 months before
the end of the term.
[Section 71D inserted: No. 60 of 2011 s. 92.]