South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts69—Tenant's responsibility for cleanliness and damage
(1) It is a term of a
residential tenancy agreement that the tenant—
(a) must
keep the premises and ancillary property in a reasonable state of cleanliness;
and
(b) must
notify the landlord of damage to the premises or ancillary property; and
(c) must
not intentionally or negligently cause or permit damage to the premises or
ancillary property.
(2) A tenant who
intentionally causes serious damage to the premises or ancillary property is
guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $2 000.
The liability to be prosecuted for an offence is in addition to civil
liability for a breach of the agreement.
(3) It is a term of a
residential tenancy agreement that, at the end of the tenancy, the tenant must
give the premises and ancillary property back to the landlord in reasonable
condition and in a reasonable state of cleanliness.
(4) In deciding
whether premises or other property is in reasonable condition, its condition
when the tenant took possession of it, and the probable effect of reasonable
wear and tear since that time, must be taken into account.