Section 45 — Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW)

Remedies for reduction of rent on frustration of residential tenancy agreement

(1) The Tribunal may, on application by the landlord or tenant, make an order determining the amount of rent payable if the rent is abated under section 43(2).
(2) The Tribunal may order that—
(a) from a specified day, the rent for the residential premises must not exceed a specified amount, and
(b) the landlord must repay to the tenant any rent paid by the tenant since the specified day that is in excess of the specified amount.

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Related sections

s 41 — Rent increases
s 43 — Rent reductions
s 44 — Tenant’s remedies for excessive rent
s 46 — Contraventions of rent order
s 47 — Tenant’s remedies for repayment of rent and excess charges
s 48 — Landlord may recover certain rent expenses

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