New residential rental agreement created where head residential rental agreement terminated (1) A person becomes the renter of the residential rental provider in respect of rented premises if—
(a) the person is in possession of the premises under a residential rental agreement (a sub- residential rental agreement) granted to that person by a person who is a renter of the premises under another residential rental agreement (the head residential rental agreement) granted to the person who is the head renter by the residential rental provider; and
(b) the head residential rental agreement terminates or is terminated; and
(c) the sub-residential rental agreement does not terminate or is not terminated in accordance with this Act.
(2) The residential rental agreement created under subsection (1) is deemed to be a residential rental agreement on the same terms, as far as applicable, as the terms of the sub-residential rental agreement.
(3) Subsection (1) applies whether or not this Act applied at any time to the head residential rental agreement.
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