Section 43 — Residential Tenancies Act 1986: Disposition of landlord's interest

43 Disposition of landlord's interest (1) Where the landlord disposes of his or her interest in the premises to any other person (in this section referred to as the purchaser), the following provisions shall apply: (a) The landlord shall give to the tenant written notice of the disposition, including the name and contact address of the purchaser so far as those particulars are known to the landlord: (b) Until that notice is received by the tenant, the tenant shall not be obliged to pay any rent to the purchaser, and shall not be liable to the purchaser in any proceedings in respect of any sum paid to the landlord on account of rent: (c) From and after the date on which the tenant receives that notice, or such later date as may be specified in the notice, the tenant shall pay to the purchaser all sums due and payable by way of rent in respect of any period commencing after that date: (d) Subject to any lawful claim made to the Tribunal before the date of settlement, the landlord's interest in any bond paid by the tenant shall pass to the purchaser on the earlier of the date of settlement or the date of possession. (2) Nothing in subsection (1)(a) of this section shall absolve the purchaser from the obligation imposed on the purchaser by section 15 of this Act. Subsection (1)(a) was amended, as from 1 May 1996, by section 19(1) Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 7) by substituting the words “ and contact address ” for the words “ , address, and occupation ” . Subsection (1)(d) was inserted, as from 1 May 1996, by section 19(2) Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 7). Subsection (2) was amended, as from 1 May 1996, by section 19(3) Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 7) by substituting the expression “ section 15 ” for the expression “ section 15(3) ” .