Residential Tenancies Act 2004
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Right of referral in respect of breach of duty under section 15 . |
77.—(1) A person referred to in section 15 may, if the conditions specified in subsection (2) are satisfied, refer to the Board for resolution a complaint by him or her that the landlord of a dwelling has breached the duty owed to him or her under that section. | |
(2) The conditions mentioned in subsection (1) are— | ||
(a) the referrer of the complaint is or was directly and adversely affected by the breach of duty alleged in the complaint, and | ||
(b) before making the reference, the referrer, by communicating or attempting to communicate, with the relevant parties or former parties to the tenancy concerned, took all reasonable steps to resolve the matter (but this requirement shall not be read as requiring the institution of legal proceedings or those parties being given to understand that such proceedings might be instituted). | ||
(3) For the purposes of facilitating the person's compliance with subsection (2)(b), the Board may furnish to a person who proposes to make a reference under this section the name and address of the landlord or his or her authorised agent (or the former landlord or his or her authorised agent) of the dwelling concerned if it appears to the Board that the first-mentioned person is a person who may make a reference under this section in relation to the matter concerned. |