Section 87B — Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW)

Subdivision does not apply to long-term tenancy

(1) A landlord must not give a termination notice on a ground set out in this subdivision if the tenant has been in continual possession of the same residential premises for a period of 20 years or more.
(2) This section does not prevent a termination notice being given under section 87C or 87D.

Sourced from the New South Wales Legislation website at 8 June 2026. For the latest information on New South Wales Government legislation please go to https://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

Related sections

s 86 — Offence for terminating when ground not genuine
s 87 — Offence of entering into new agreement within exclusion period
s 87A — Wrongly terminated tenancy does not invalidate later tenancy
s 87C — Breach of tenancy agreement
s 87D — Actual sale of premises
s 87E — Proposed sale of premises

Research how courts apply s 87B

BriefBridge searches NSW and High Court caselaw by meaning — every answer cited to the paragraph.

Try BriefBridge free