Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019

14.

Amendment of section 56 of Act of 2004

14. Section 56 of the Act of 2004 is amended—

(a) in paragraph (c) of subsection (1), by the substitution of the following subparagraph for subparagraph (i):

“(i) in case the ground cited is that specified in paragraph 3 of that Table—

(I) an enforceable agreement of the type referred to in that paragraph is not entered into within the period specified therein,

(II) the notice of termination is not accompanied by the statutory declaration referred to in section 35, or

(III) the offer referred to in paragraph (aa) of subsection (8) of section 35 is not made in circumstances where the conditions specified in the said paragraph (aa) are satisfied,”,

and

(b) in subparagraph (c) of the Table to subsection (6), by the substitution of the following clause for clause (i):

“(i) in case the ground cited is that specified in paragraph 3 of that Table—

(I) an enforceable agreement of the type referred to in that paragraph is not entered into within the period of 9 months after the tenant ceases to occupy the dwelling following the final determination of the dispute in relation to the validity of the notice of termination, or

(II) an enforceable agreement of the type referred to in that paragraph is not entered into within that period and the conditions specified in paragraph (aa) of subsection (8) of section 35 are not satisfied,”.