Section 164Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW)

Claim notice to be given to other party

(1) This section applies if a claim for the whole or part of a rental bond is made by a landlord or a tenant without the consent of all the other parties to a residential tenancy agreement.
(2) The Secretary must give written notice of the claim to all of the other parties to the residential tenancy agreement as known to the Secretary.
(3) A notice under this section may be addressed to one or more parties to the residential tenancy agreement.
(4) The notice must also be given to the Secretary of the Department of Communities and Justice if the whole or part of the rental bond was paid by or on behalf of that Department.
(5) The notice must state that the Secretary will pay the claim unless notified in writing by a party within 14 days that the claim is the subject of proceedings before the Tribunal or a court.

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