Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) A person shall not
require before or during the first 2 weeks of the tenancy under a residential
tenancy agreement as rent under the agreement an amount exceeding 2
weeks’ rent.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $5 000.
(2) A person must not
require any payment of rent (other than the first payment) under a residential
tenancy agreement —
(a)
until the period of the tenancy in respect of which any previous payment has
been made has elapsed; and
(b)
unless the amount does not exceed 2 weeks’ rent.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $5 000.
[Section 28 amended: No. 59 of 1995 s. 55; No. 60
of 2011 s. 24; No. 3 of 2019 s. 25.]