Section 221Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW)

Tenants’ agents

(1) A tenant may appoint a person as the tenant’s agent for the purpose of receiving notices or documents given under the residential tenancy agreement or this Act or the regulations.
(2) The tenant may appoint the agent in the residential tenancy agreement or at any time during the tenancy by written notice given to the landlord or the landlord’s agent.
(3) An appointment may be revoked at any time by written notice given to the landlord or the landlord’s agent.
(4) A landlord, landlord’s agent or the Tribunal (if aware of the appointment) must give to the tenant’s agent any notices or other documents required to be given to the tenant under the residential tenancy agreement or this Act or the regulations.
(5) Any such notice or document is taken to have been given to the tenant if it is given to the tenant’s agent.

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