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RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1995 - SECT 49

49—Written residential tenancy agreements

If a landlord (or an agent acting for a landlord) invites or requires a tenant or prospective tenant to sign a written residential tenancy agreement or a document recording its terms, the landlord must ensure that—

            (a)         the tenant receives a copy of the document when the tenant signs it; and

            (b)         if the document has not then been signed by the landlord, a copy of the document, as executed by all parties, is delivered to the tenant within 21 days after the tenant gives the document back to the landlord or the landlord's agent to complete its execution.

Maximum penalty: $500.

Expiation fee: $75.



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