Locks for rented premises the subject of an order under section 91W(1)(b) and (1A)(b) (1) If the Tribunal has made an order under section 91W(1)(b) or (1A)(b) terminating an existing residential rental agreement and requiring the residential rental provider to enter in a new residential rental agreement with a specified person and other persons (if any), the specified person may change any external door or window lock of the rented premises, including a lock in a master key system.
(2) As soon as practicable after the specified person changes any external door or window lock, the specified person must— (a) give the residential rental provider or that person's agent a key to the lock; and (b) give a key to the lock to the other parties to the residential rental agreement (if any).
(3) A residential rental provider or that person's agent must not give a key to the lock to a person who was a party to the existing residential rental agreement and who is not a party to the new residential rental agreement.
Note This section is a duty provision and a contravention of this section may be dealt with as a breach of a duty under Part 5 and other provisions of this Act.
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