VIC: Residential Tenancies Act Section 498ZWA Order of Tribunal that premises are abandoned

Order of Tribunal that premises are abandoned

(1) If an SDA provider believes that an SDA resident has abandoned an SDA enrolled dwelling, the SDA provider may apply to the Tribunal for an order declaring that the SDA resident has abandoned it.

(2) An application under subsection (1) must be heard by the Tribunal within 5 business days after the application is made.

(3) On an application under subsection (1), the Tribunal by order may declare that the SDA enrolled dwelling was abandoned by the SDA resident on a day specified by the Tribunal.

(4) The SDA resident is deemed to have abandoned the SDA enrolled dwelling on that specified day.