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Yes the Act requires an owner to notify the OC of a lease, and the notice must include the name of the tenant and and address. Notice must be given within 14 days. The same applies to a sub-lease. or an assignment of a lease or sub-lease. In other words whenever there is a change in tenant notice must be given.
If the tenants change, the same notice provisions apply.
258 Tenancy notice to be given to owners corporation of leases or subleases
(1) If a lot is leased, the lessor must give notice of the lease, in accordance with this section, to the owners corporation not later than 14 days after the commencement of the lease.
Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) If a lot is subleased, the sub-lessor must give notice of the sublease, in accordance with this section, to the owners corporation not later than 14 days after the commencement of the sublease.
Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.
(3) If a lease or sublease of a lot is assigned, the assignor must give notice of the assignment, in accordance with this section, to the owners corporation not later than 14 days after the execution of the assignment.
Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.
(4) The notice must be in writing and specify:
(a) the name of the tenant and an address for service of the tenant, and
(b) the date of commencement or assignment of the lease or sublease, as the case requires, and
(c) the name of any agent acting for the owner in respect of the lease or sublease.
Note : An address for service of notices may be an Australian postal address or other electronic address, including an email address (see section 261).