32   Changes of name or address

(1)  A landlord under a residential tenancy agreement shall, at or before the time of entering into the agreement, give the tenant notice in writing of:

(a)  the names and residential addresses of the landlord and any person having superior title (for example, a head landlord) to that of the landlord and the name and business address of the landlord’s agent (if any), or

(b)  if the landlord or agent is a corporation—the name of the secretary (or, if there is no secretary, of another responsible officer of the corporation) and the address of the registered office of the corporation or, in the case of a statutory corporation, the business address of the corporation.

(2)  A person who succeeds another person as the landlord under a residential tenancy agreement shall, not later than 14 days after succeeding as landlord, give the tenant notice in writing of:

(a)  the names and residential addresses of the new landlord and any other person having superior title to that of the new landlord and the name and business address of the person’s agent (if any), or

(b)  if the new landlord or agent is a corporation—the name of the secretary (or, if there is no secretary, of another responsible officer of the corporation) and the address of the registered office of the corporation or, in the case of a statutory corporation, the business address of the corporation.

(2A)  A landlord is not required to give the tenant notice of the landlord’s residential address under this section if the landlord has given the tenant notice in writing of the business address of the landlord’s agent.

(3)  If a name or an address of which a current landlord is required to give notice under this section changes, a current landlord shall not fail to give the tenant notice in writing of the changed name or address within 14 days of becoming aware of the change.

(4)  It is a term of every residential tenancy agreement that a tenant which is a corporation (other than a statutory corporation) shall, if the address of the registered office of the corporation changes, give the landlord notice in writing of the changed address.