Hughes v Hume Community Housing Association Co Ltd [2023] NSWCATAP 109

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Hughes v Hume Community Housing Association Co Ltd [2023] NSWCATAP 109 Hearing dates: 23 March 2023 Date of orders: 19 April 2023 Decision date: 19 April 2023 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: G Sarginson, Senior Member E Bishop SC, Senior Member Decision: (1) Leave to appeal refused. (2) Appeal dismissed. (3) Previous stay orders of the Appeal Panel are lifted immediately. (4) Pursuant to s 81 of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) order 4 of the Tribunal dated 9 January 2023 is varied to suspend the date of possession to 28 days from the date of this decision. Catchwords: LEASES AND TENANCIES---Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW)---Social housing tenancy---No grounds notice to terminate---s 85 Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW)---Retaliatory notice---s 115 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW)---Whether notice retaliatory---Whether tenancy should be terminated---No error of law established---No error requiring leave to appeal being granted established Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Civil And Administrative Tribunal Rules 2014 (NSW) Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW) Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008 (Qld) Cases Cited: Coffs Harbour and District Local Aboriginal Land Council v Lynwood [2017] NSWCA 317 Collins v Urban [2014] NSWCATAP 17 Cominos v Di Rico [2016] NSWCATAP 5 Cook v Southern Cross Consultancy Pty Ltd t/as Beechmont Mountain Sales [2018] QCATA 20 Donovan v Inkster [2015] QCATA 147 Du Preez v Linda's Homes Pty Ltd [2010] QCATA 2 Ho v Powell [2001] NSWCA 168 House v The King [1936] HCA 40; (1936) 55 CLR 499 Howard v B Miles Womens Foundation Inc [2012] NSWSC 1173 Maksimiuk v Savage [2015] QCA 177 Mercieca v Fu [2017] NSWCATAP 205 Pholi v Wearne [2014] NSWCATAP 78 Pollock v NSW Trustee & Guardian [2022] NSWSC 923 Prendergast v Western Murray Irrigation Ltd [2014] NSWCATAP 69 Quader v Bell [2016] NSWSC 632 Ryan v BKB Motor Vehicle Repairs Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCATAP 39 Smith v Li [2020] NSWCATAP 59; Steinbeck v McDonald [2015] NSWCATAP 90 Williams v Gerringong Aboriginal Housing Aboriginal Corporation [2022] NSWCATAP 144 Texts Cited: None cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Patsy Anne Hughes (Appellant) Hume Community Housing Association Co Ltd (Respondent) Representation: Appellant (Self Represented) Meridian Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 2023/00023591 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Jurisdiction: Consumer and Commercial Division Citation: N/A Date of Decision: 9 January 2023 Before: J Rose, General Member File Number(s): SH 22/30664; SH 22/45000