Section 14 — Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW)

(1) The landlord under a residential tenancy agreement must ensure that the agreement is in writing at the commencement of the agreement.
(2) This section does not—
(a) impose any obligation on a tenant to prepare a written residential tenancy agreement, or
(b) affect the enforceability of a residential tenancy agreement that is not in writing or is only partly in writing.
(3) If a landlord fails to comply with this section, the landlord is not entitled to terminate the residential tenancy agreement on a ground set out in sections 87E–87M during the first 6 months of the tenancy.
Note. The Tribunal may order a landlord to enter into a written residential tenancy agreement (see section 16).

Related sections

• s 11 — Declaration by Tribunal
• s 12 — Exemptions from operation of Act
• s 13 — Agreements that are residential tenancy agreements
• s 15 — Standard residential tenancy agreements
• s 16 — Written residential tenancy agreements—Tribunal orders
• s 17 — Certain unexecuted residential tenancy agreements enforceable

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