RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1995 - SECT 105F
RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1995 - SECT 105F
(1) A person must not
demand or require another person to pay more than 1 weeks rent under a
rooming house agreement before the end of the first week of the period of
accommodation under the agreement.
Maximum penalty: $25 000.
Expiation fee: $1 200.
(2) If rent has been
paid under a rooming house agreement, a person must not require a further
payment of rent until the end of the last period for which rent has been paid.
Maximum penalty: $25 000.
Expiation fee: $1 200.
(3) A person must not
require another person to give a post-dated cheque or other post-dated
negotiable instrument in payment of rent under a rooming house agreement.
Maximum penalty: $25 000.
Expiation fee: $1 200.