New South Wales Repealed Acts

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RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1987 - SECT 79A

79A Goods left by tenant, but not abandoned, after residential tenancy agreement is terminated

(1) If a residential tenancy agreement is terminated and goods are left by the tenant on the residential premises:

(a) the tenant, or

(b) any other person having an interest in the goods,

may apply to the Tribunal for an order for the delivery of the goods into the tenant's or other person's possession.

(2) The Tribunal may, on application under this section, make any one or more of the following orders:

(a) an order for the delivery of the goods into the tenant's or other person's possession,

(b) an order requiring the tenant or other person to pay any reasonable costs incurred by the landlord in connection with the removal, storage or delivery of the goods,

(c) any ancillary order that the Tribunal, in the circumstances, thinks appropriate.

(3) A former landlord does not incur any liability in respect of the disposal of goods in accordance with an order of the Tribunal under this section.

(4) To avoid doubt, an application may be made under subsection (1) even though, when the application is made, the goods are no longer on the residential premises.