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COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020 · Updated to 1 Jul 2026 · Part 2A · Rental Relief and Related Measures

19O. Reversal or reduction of additional rental relief

Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2020.

(1)

If a rental relief assessor determines under section 19N(1)(a) that the subject tenant does not satisfy the prescribed criteria for a PTO, then —

(a)

every tenant of the property in the PTO chain is liable to the tenant’s landlord for the amounts waived under sections 19H(1) and 19J(1) for the tenant with effect from the respective dates such amounts would have been due under, and to the extent provided by, the lease agreement between the tenant and the tenant’s landlord as if those provisions did not apply; and

(b)

any amount received by the tenant from the tenant’s landlord under section 19H(2)(d) or 19J(2)(d) is recoverable from the tenant as a debt due to the tenant’s landlord.

(2)

If a rental relief assessor determines under section 19N(1)(b) that the subject tenant does not satisfy the prescribed additional criteria for the additional rental relief, then —

(a)

every tenant is liable to the tenant’s landlord for the amount waived for the tenant under section 19J(1) with effect from the date such amount would have been due under, and to the extent provided by, the lease agreement between the tenant and the tenant’s landlord as if that provision did not apply; and

(b)

any amount received by the tenant from the tenant’s landlord under section 19J(2)(d) is recoverable from the tenant as a debt due to the tenant’s landlord.

(3)

If a rental relief assessor determines under section 19N(1)(c) that the applicant (being a landlord) satisfies the prescribed criteria for a reduction of the additional rental relief, then the prescribed amount mentioned in section 19J(1)(a) that applies to the applicant is reduced by a prescribed proportion, and subsections (1)(b) and (2) of section 19J are to apply accordingly.