Australia, May 30 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on April 30:

1. This is an appeal by a tenant from a decision of the Consumer and Commercial Division of the Tribunal to dismiss the tenant's claim for an order under s115 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW) (RTA) declaring that a notice of termination of a residential tenancy agreement has no effect on the basis that it was a retaliatory notice by the landlord.

2. The notice of termination was a 3 month, no grounds, notice of termination of a periodic tenancy given pursuant to s 85 of the RTA (the Notice). The Notice was dated 22 May 2024 and stated that the tenant was required to vacate the premises on 20 August 2024. On 17 Jun...