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Changes to Occupancy Law: OverviewOccupancy Agreement • February 17th, 2021
Occupancy Laws in the ACT are changing to reflect the modern realities of living. As explained further below, occupancy agreements are an arrangement for housing that is different to residential tenancies. An occupancy agreement is an agreement between the owner (or manager) of a property and a person (or people) which allows the person to pay to live in a property but do not sign a residential tenancy agreement or lease. The person who pays money to live in the premises is called the ‘occupant,’ and the person who owns the premises or allows them to live there is called the ‘grantor.’ This Fact Sheet summarises the key changes to occupancy laws due to take effect from 3 March 2021. Additional changes in relation to education provider occupancy agreements will come into force from 30 January 2022.
FACTSHEETOccupancy Agreement • January 18th, 2021
Occupancy Laws in the ACT are changing to reflect the modern realities of living. As explained further below, occupancy agreements are an arrangement for housing that is different to residential tenancies. An occupancy agreement is an agreement between the owner (or manager) of a property and a person (or people) which allows the person to pay to live in a property but do not sign a residential tenancy agreement or lease. The person who pays money to live in the premises is called the ‘occupant,’ and the person who owns the premises or allows them to live there is called the ‘grantor.’ This Fact Sheet summarises the key changes to occupancy laws due to take effect from 3 March 2021. Additional changes in relation to education provider occupancy agreements will come into force from 30 January 2022.
