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RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1997 - SECT 40

Limit on rent in advance

S. 40(1) amended by Nos 67/2010 s. 98, 45/2018 s. 30(1)(2).

    (1)     A residential rental provider must not require a renter to pay rent under a residential rental agreement more than 1 month in advance.

Penalty:     60 penalty units.

S. 40(2) substituted by No. 45/2018 s. 30(3).

    (2)     Subsection (1) does not apply if the amount of rent payable for each week under the residential rental agreement exceeds the amount of rent prescribed for the purposes of  section 31.

S. 41 (Heading) inserted by No. 45/2018 s. 31(1).

S. 41 amended by Nos 67/2010 s. 99, 45/2018 s. 31(2)(3).



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