Australia, June 20 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on May 19:
1. This is an internal appeal under s 80(2) of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 against a decision made in the Consumer and Commercial Division of the Tribunal on 8 January 2025.
2. The application to the Tribunal was brought by respondent whom we will refer to as the landlord against the appellant whom we will refer to as the tenant.
3. For the reasons set out below, we have decided to dismiss the appeal.
Background
4. The parties entered into a residential tenancy agreement on 9 May 2024. The market rent was $315.00 per week but, as Mr Butto is a social housing tenant, the subsidised rent he is required to ...