Reasonably Clean and Reasonably Tidy Condition

Reasonably Clean and Reasonably Tidy Condition - What does this mean?

Under Section 40(1)(e)(iii) Residential Tenancies Act 1986 (RTA) the tenant is required to leave the premises in a reasonably clean and reasonably tidy condition and to arrange for the removal from the premises of all rubbish.

During a tenancy the tenant is expected to keep the inside of the premises reasonably clean and reasonably tidy and the outside of the premises reasonably clean and reasonably tidy this includes mowing the lawns and weeding the gardens and any paths and driveways.

Under a recent tenancy tribunal application I had in the North Shore District Court the adjudicator made the following ruling in her Order.

"The standard of cleanliness required under the RTA is "reasonably clean" which does not mean pristine or even in a condition that the premises would be re-tenanted.  The tribunal expects that the landlord is likely to undertake further cleaning in between tenancies"

 

 

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