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VIC: Residential Tenancies Act Section 53B Application to Tribunal about excessive usage charges

Writer: David WoolfallDavid Woolfall

Application to Tribunal about excessive usage charges

(1) A residential rental provider or a renter may apply to the Tribunal to determine the liability of the residential rental provider and the renter for excessive usage charges referred to in section 53A.

(2) In making a determination under subsection (1), the Tribunal is to have regard to the following—

(a) whether the renter had knowledge of the fault;

(b) whether the renter took reasonable steps to notify the residential rental provider, or that person's agent, of the fault;

(c) whether the renter has been compensated by another person for any part of the excessive usage charges;

(d) whether the residential rental provider has complied with this Act in respect of any urgent repairs;

(e) any diagnosis made by a water authority or other suitably qualified person in respect of the fault;

(f) any maintenance and repairs conducted by the residential rental provider;

(g) any other matter the Tribunal considers appropriate.




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