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RESIDENTIAL PARKS (LONG-STAY TENANTS) ACT 2006 (NO. 32 OF 2006) - SECT 63

63 .         Orders for reduction of rent

        (1)         A long-stay tenant may apply to the State Administrative Tribunal for an order reducing the amount of rent payable for the agreed premises on the grounds —

            (a)         that since the long-stay agreement was entered into, or was last renewed or extended, there has been, without any default on the part of the tenant, a significant reduction in the size or quality of the agreed premises, or in the number or quality of the chattels provided with the agreed premises, or in the extent or quality of the shared premises or the facilities provided as part of the shared premises; or

            (b)         that in determining the amount of rent payable for the agreed premises the park operator was wholly or partly motivated by a desire for the tenancy to be terminated.

        (2)         An application may be made whether or not a long-stay tenant has paid or agreed to pay the amount of rent the subject of the application.

        (3)         The State Administrative Tribunal may order that the amount of rent payable for the agreed premises is reduced if satisfied that —

            (a)         the grounds of the application are made out; and

            (b)         the amount is excessive in the circumstances.

        (4)         When deciding whether or not to make an order, the State Administrative Tribunal may have regard to —

            (a)         the amounts of rent generally payable for comparable premises in the locality or a similar locality;

            (b)         the estimated capital value of the agreed premises at the date of the application;

            (c)         the amount of the outgoings to be borne by the park operator in respect of the agreed premises;

            (d)         the estimated cost of any services provided by the park operator or the long-stay tenant under the long-stay agreement;

            (e)         the value and nature of any chattels provided for the use of the tenant with the agreed premises or as part of the shared premises;

            (f)         the standard and nature of the facilities and amenities that are available for the use of the tenant as part of the shared premises;

            (g)         in the case of an on-site home agreement — the standard of accommodation and amenities provided in the agreed premises and the state of repair and general condition of the agreed premises; and

            (h)         any other relevant matter.

        (5)         When the State Administrative Tribunal makes the order, it must —

            (a)         specify the maximum amount of rent payable by the long-stay tenant for the agreed premises;

            (b)         specify the day on and after which the reduced amount is payable, being a day not earlier than the day on which the tenant applied for the reduction in rent; and

            (c)         specify the minimum period for which the reduced amount is payable.



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