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CurrentTenant’s responsibility for cleanliness and damage
Part IVResidential tenancy agreements
Division 2General standard terms
38 Tenant’s responsibility for cleanliness and damage
(1)
It is a term of every residential tenancy agreement that the tenant —
(a)
shall keep the premises in a reasonable state of cleanliness; and
(b)
shall notify the lessor as soon as practicable after any damage to the premises; and
(c)
shall not intentionally or negligently cause or permit damage to the premises or, where relevant, a common area or chattels in the common area.
(2)
In this section premises includes chattels provided with the premises (whether under the agreement or not) for use by the tenant.
[Section 38 amended: No. 60 of 2011 s. 37 and 89; No. 25 of 2019 s. 66.]
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