Section 87N — Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW)

Employee and caretaker residential tenancy agreements

(1) A landlord may give a termination notice on the ground—
(a) the residential tenancy agreement is an employee or caretaker residential tenancy agreement, and
(b) the employment or caretaker arrangement has ended.
(2) The termination date must be the later of—
(a) 30 days after the notice is given, or
(b) on or after the end of the period of notice specified in the employee or caretaker residential tenancy agreement.

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 87K — Tenant no longer eligible for student accommodation
s 87L — Premises no longer to be used as rented residential premises
s 87M — Landlord or family will reside at the premises
s 88 — Termination notices for non-payment of rent or charges
s 89 — Repayment of rent and charges owing following issue of non-payment termination notice
s 89A — Premises not vacated after termination notice

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