Australia, Aug. 21 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on July 21:
1. This is an appeal from a decision of the Consumer and Commercial Division of the Tribunal involving residential premises in northern New South Wales.
2. Ms Martin (the landlord) rented the premises to Mr Hancock and Ms Cohen (the tenants) in early 2024. The tenants commenced proceedings in the Tribunal following the landlord's decision to turn off the electricity supply to the premises during the winter of 2024.
3. On 30 January 2025 the Tribunal made a declaration under s 11 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW) (the Act) that the oral agreement between the parties was a residential tenancy agreement to which the ...