When a landlord wants to “get serious” about a tenant’s rental arrears or other breaches, the landlord will often need to prepare and serve a “Notice to Remedy Breach” (NTRB) on the tenant.
In the recent case of Tyrrell v Jesbro Enterprise Pty Ltd [2017] QSC 055 the Landlord’s attempt to terminate a tenant for rental arrears failed because the NTRB did not include a “Note” which appears in the approved form.
There are many ways to get a NTRB wrong. The potential consequences go beyond mere cost & inconvenience and include the landlord wrongly terminating (repudiating) the lease and giving the tenant a “free pass” to end the lease and sue the landlord.
The simple but important lesson is always retain experienced property or commercial litigation lawyers to issue NTRBs.
Article by Julian Creagh, Associate, Wilson Lawyers
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