A landlord may re-enter and terminate a lease for the tenant's repudiation in the nature of renunciation without first serving a notice under s 124 of the Property Law Act 1974 (Qld), because s 124(1) is engaged only where the right of re-entry or forfeiture is exercised for a breach of covenant, not where termination is based on the tenant's renunciation of the contract. A solicitor's letter stating the tenant's inability to meet lease obligations and threatening closure and bankruptcy, combined with a history of persistent non-payment, may constitute repudiation even if framed as a negotiation for rent reduction.
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