Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) An owner under an
agreement shall, at the time of entering into the agreement, notify the
tenant, or cause the tenant to be notified, in writing of —
(a) the
full name and address of the owner and any person having superior title to
that of the owner; and
(b)
where the owner or such person is a body corporate, the full name and business
address of the secretary of the body corporate.
Penalty: $1 000.
(2) Notwithstanding
subsection (1)(a), so long as the premises are managed by a real
estate agent who is licensed under the Real Estate
and Business Agents Act 1978 , it is sufficient for an owner instead of
notifying the tenant, or causing him to be notified, of the address of the
owner to notify him, or cause him to be notified, of the address of that
agent.
(3) Where a person
succeeds another person as the owner under an agreement, the new owner shall
within 14 days notify the tenant, or cause the tenant to be notified, in
writing of —
(a) the
full name and address of the new owner; and
(b)
where the new owner is a body corporate, the full name and business address of
the secretary of the body corporate.
Penalty: $1 000.
(4) Where any name or
address of which the owner is required to notify the tenant under this section
is changed, the owner shall within 14 days notify the tenant, or cause
the tenant to be notified, in writing of the changed name or address.
Penalty: $1 000.
[Section 51 amended by No. 59 of 1995
s. 55.]