Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts24. Landlord cannot impose extra charges or liabilities
(1) A landlord must not require or receive from a tenant a payment, other than rent, a security deposit or both, for a tenancy or the renewal or extension of a tenancy.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) An amount paid as consideration for an option to enter into an agreement for premises is a payment for the purposes of subsection (1).
(2A) Subsection (1) does not prevent a landlord from requiring or receiving from a tenant payment of a debt, owed in respect of a tenancy, as a condition of the granting, renewal or extension of a tenancy.
(3) A landlord must not require a tenant to enter into a contract of insurance, guarantee or other agreement, other than by way of a bond, in relation to a tenancy or the renewal or extension of a tenancy.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
Part 5. Bonds and condition reports