Cap. 604 · Private Residential Leases Act (Cap. 604)
Cap. 604 Art. 9CAddition of a lessee.
PART II
(1) Every party to a private residential lease agreement may request the addition of a lessee to that agreement:
Provided that the said addition may only be effected with the express consent of the lessor and the existing lessee or lessees.
(2) The addition of a lessee shall not create a new lease or interrupt the periods stipulated in this Act, particularly those contained in articles 8, 9, 11, 12 and 16.
(3) The incoming lessee shall be held responsible for any debts that would have been incurred before his addition to the agreement.
(4) An incoming lessee shall be granted access to the original lease agreement and all the relevant details of the registration.
(5) All the parties to the original agreement shall be granted access to any agreement for the addition of a lessee and all the relevant details of the registration.
(6) The Authority may publish on its website a model agreement for the addition of a lessee which may be used as a basis by any person effecting such an addition:
Provided that the Authority may also publish on its website a standard form which may be made compulsory for any person entering an agreement for the addition of a lessee which is not in accordance with the model agreement.
Änderungsgeschichte
- Amended by XX.2024.15