My landlord is selling in the NT. Do I have to move?

Not without a valid notice. A sale does not end your lease, but a periodic lease can end on 60 days' notice.

Your clock

• 60 days, no reason: Notice (periodic)
• 24 hours: Buyer showing
• Written notice, earlier date: Leaving early

The rule in the NT

• A tenancy ends only in the ways listed in s 82. A sale is not one.
• The landlord can still end a periodic tenancy on 60 days' notice with no reason.
• Buyer showings: 24 hours' notice, 7am to 9pm, a reasonable number of times.

The Act has no sale-specific notice.

What to send

My tenancy continues until a valid notice ends it. Please give 24 hours' notice for each buyer visit.

Who to call

• Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NTCAT), 1800 604 622
• Darwin Community Legal Service, Tenants' Advice, 08 8982 1111
• Consumer Affairs NT (Commissioner of Tenancies), 1800 019 319

Where this comes from

• Residential Tenancies Act 1999 (NT) ss 74, 74A, 82, 89

General information, not legal advice on your situation.