Can a landlord pass to the tenant the costs of complying with the Building Act?
Author : Robert Hay KC - 31-08-2012
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Can a landlord pass to the tenant the costs of complying with the Building Act?
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Date : 18-10-2019
Can the landlord pass on the costs of complying with the Building Act?
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Can the landlord require the tenant to pay the costs of complying with s 251 of the Building Act?
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The awarding of costs when Fair Trading Act claims are included in retail tenancy disputes
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Landlords beat administrators and obtain possession under s.440C of Corporations Act
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Relief against forfeiture of an option to renew not available to a tenant
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Detailed examination required to determine if a tenant has parted with possession of leased premises
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Can a landlord’s failure to comply with s.52 consitute repudiatory conduct?
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Put in repair obligations not contrary to s.52 of the Retail Leases Act 2003
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VCAT loses jurisdiction to hear a dispute where a party is not resident in Victoria
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‘Ultimate consumer test'; remains one of the indicia of the retail provision of services
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Retail Leases Act 2003 (Vic) likely to apply where tenant provides a service
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Controversy resolved – but more tenants under 15 year leases lose protection of Retail Leases Act 2003 (Vic)
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Valuers must furnish detailed reasons for rental determinations under Retail Leases Act
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Real estate agent not authorised to accept termination notice given under s.31 of Sale of Land Act 1962
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Vendor not entitled to interest on unpaid contract price where contract terminated
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Default notice not needed where there is a repudiation of the contract
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Court’s power to vacate an order for specific performance and substitute alternative relief
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When will a court grant an order for specific performance of a term in a building contract?
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Suspension of rent obligation where wrongful re-entry and tenant evicted
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Mortgagor cannot restrain sale of mortgaged property without paying debt into court
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