Owners The Act requires lot owners to: Strata titled properties Corporations Act with owners’ maintain in good and serviceable repair the outward appearance of the lot; 2006 corporations and not use or neglect common property or permit it to be used or neglected in a manner that is likely to damage it or cause it to common areas Owners deteriorate; and Corporations maintain any eaves and guttering that overhang the boundary of their lot. Regulations 2007 The Regulations also prescribe model rules that: prohibit lot owners / occupiers from or permitting a lot to be used in a way that jeopardises the health, safety and security of another lot owner, occupier or user; require to be disposed in a way that does not adversely affect the health, hygiene or comfort of other lot occupiers or users; and prohibit damage or alterations to common property without written approval. APPENDIX 3: and Territory regulation of rental property standards and conditions under Residential Tenancies legislation Victoria NSW Queensland South Australia Western Tasmania Australian Northern Australia Capital Territory Territory Property Landlord to Landlord Refers to fitness to Landlord Landlord Landlord Landlord Landlord must not condition maintain in good or responsible to live in responsible to responsible to responsible to responsible to enter into tenancy reasonable repair maintain in good or maintain in good or maintain in good or maintain in maintain in good or agreement unless Refers to relevant reasonable repair reasonable repair reasonable repair condition reasonable repair property are health & safety comparable to start habitable and regulation Refers to age and Refers to age and Refers to condition of tenancy comply with character of character of at start of tenancy Some exemptions relevant health & property property apply safety regulation
Owners Corporations Act 2006 Owners Corporations Regulations 2007 The Act requires lot owners to: maintain in good and serviceable repair the outward appearance of the lot; not use or neglect common property or permit it to be used or neglected in a manner that is likely to damage it or cause it to deteriorate; and maintain any eaves and guttering that overhang the boundary of their lot. The Regulations also prescribe model rules that: prohibit lot owners / occupiers from or permitting a lot to be used in a way that jeopardises the health, safety and security of another lot owner, occupier or user; require to be disposed in a way that does not adversely affect the health, hygiene or comfort of other lot occupiers or users; and prohibit damage or alterations to common property without written approval. Strata titled properties with owners’ corporations and common areas APPENDIX 3: and Territory regulation of rental property standards and conditions under Residential Tenancies legislation Victoria NSW Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Australian Capital Territory Northern Territory Property condition Landlord to maintain in good or reasonable repair Landlord responsible to maintain in good or reasonable repair Refers to fitness to live in Refers to relevant health & safety regulation Some exemptions apply Landlord responsible to maintain in good or reasonable repair Refers to age and character of property Landlord responsible to maintain in good or reasonable repair Refers to age and character of property Landlord responsible to maintain in condition comparable to start of tenancy Landlord responsible to maintain in good or reasonable repair Refers to condition at start of tenancy Landlord must not enter into tenancy agreement unless property are habitable and comply with relevant health & safety regulation
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