The following section is inserted after section 50:
“50A Termination following death of sole tenant“(1) On the death of a sole tenant under a tenancy agreement (whether for a fixed-term tenancy or a periodic tenancy), the tenancy agreement terminates on the earliest of the following dates:“(a) the date that is the 21st day after the date on which the personal representative of the tenant or a person who is the tenant’s next of kin gives the landlord written notice of the death of the tenant:“(b) the date that is the 21st day after the landlord gives the personal representative of the tenant or a person who is the tenant’s next of kin written notice to vacate the premises that are the subject of the tenancy agreement:“(c) the date that is agreed in writing by the landlord with the personal representative of the tenant or with a person who is the tenant’s next of kin:“(d) the date determined as the termination date of the tenancy agreement by the Tribunal on the application of the landlord under subsection (2).“(2) If a landlord is unable to give notice to vacate under subsection (1)(b), the landlord may apply, without notice, to the Tribunal for an order to terminate the tenancy.“Compare: Residential Tenancies Act 1997 s 228 (Vic)”.
“(1) On the death of a sole tenant under a tenancy agreement (whether for a fixed-term tenancy or a periodic tenancy), the tenancy agreement terminates on the earliest of the following dates:
“(a) the date that is the 21st day after the date on which the personal representative of the tenant or a person who is the tenant’s next of kin gives the landlord written notice of the death of the tenant:
“(b) the date that is the 21st day after the landlord gives the personal representative of the tenant or a person who is the tenant’s next of kin written notice to vacate the premises that are the subject of the tenancy agreement:
“(c) the date that is agreed in writing by the landlord with the personal representative of the tenant or with a person who is the tenant’s next of kin:
“(d) the date determined as the termination date of the tenancy agreement by the Tribunal on the application of the landlord under subsection (2).
“(2) If a landlord is unable to give notice to vacate under subsection (1)(b), the landlord may apply, without notice, to the Tribunal for an order to terminate the tenancy.
“Compare: Residential Tenancies Act 1997 s 228 (Vic)”.