Section 96 — Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW)

End of fixed term agreement

(1) A tenant may, at any time before the end of the fixed term of a fixed term agreement, give a termination notice for the agreement that is to take effect on or after the end of the fixed term.
(2) The termination notice must specify a termination date that is on or after the end of the fixed term and is not earlier than 14 days after the day on which the notice is given.

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Related sections

s 93 — Hardship to landlord
s 94 — Termination of long term tenancies
s 95 — Occupants remaining in residential premises
s 97 — Termination of periodic agreement by tenant
s 98 — Breach of agreement—termination notice by tenant
s 98A — Contravention by landlord of information disclosure provisions—termination notice by tenant

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