Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Residential Tenancies Act 1997 - SECT 52

Tenant's liability for various utility charges

52. Tenant's liability for various utility charges

A tenant is liable for-

   (a)  all charges in respect of the supply or use of electricity, gas or oil
        in respect of the tenant's occupation of rented premises that are
        separately metered except-

   (i)  the installation costs and charges in respect of the initial
        connection of the service to the rented premises; and

   (ii) the supply or hire of gas bottles;

   (b)  the cost of all water supplied to the rented premises during the
        tenant's occupancy if the cost is based solely on the amount of water
        supplied and the premises are separately metered;

   (c)  that part of the charge that is based on the amount of water supplied
        to the premises during the tenant's occupation if the cost of water
        supplied is only partly based on the amount of water supplied to the
        premises and the premises are separately metered;

   (d)  all sewerage disposal charges in respect of separately metered rented
        premises imposed during the tenant's occupation of the rented premises
        by the holder of a water and sewerage licence issued under Division 1
        of Part 2 of the Water Industry Act 1994;

   (e)  all charges in respect of the use of bottled gas at the rented
        premises in respect of the tenant's occupation of the rented premises.