TERMINATION OF A PERIODIC TENANCY

The lessor can terminate a periodic tenancy by issuing a notice to vacate if:

• the owner of the property or an immediate relative of the owner intends to live in the property-the lessor must give notice within a prescribed period.
• a person who is not an immediate relative of the owner, but has a close family or personal relationship with the owner intends to live in the property, the lessor must give notice within a prescribed period.
• the owner has a genuine intention to sell the property, the lessor must give notice within a prescribed period.
• the owner has a genuine intention to reconstruct, renovate or make major repairs to the property which cannot reasonably be carried out with the tenant in residence. The lessor must give notice within a prescribed period.

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