(1) Unless subsection
(2) applies, at the time of entering into a residential tenancy agreement the
lessor must notify the tenant, or cause the tenant to be notified, in writing
of —
(a) if
the lessor is an individual — the full name and address of —
(i)
the lessor; and
(ii)
any person having superior title to that of the lessor;
or
(b) if
the lessor is a body corporate — the full name and business address of
the secretary of the body corporate.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $5 000.
(2) If residential
premises that are the subject of a residential tenancy agreement are managed
by a property manager, the lessor and the property manager must, 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 of the lessor; and
(b) the
full name and address of the property manager.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $5 000.
(3) Where a person
succeeds another person as the lessor under a residential tenancy agreement,
the new lessor must, within 14 days after the succession, notify the tenant,
or cause the tenant to be notified, in writing of —
(a) the
full name and address of the new lessor; and
(b)
where the new lessor is a body corporate, the full name and business address
of the secretary of the body corporate.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $5 000.
(4) Where any name or
address of which the lessor is required to notify the tenant under this
section is changed, the lessor must, within 14 days after the change, notify
the tenant, or cause the tenant to be notified, in writing of the changed name
or address.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $5 000.
[Section 51 inserted: No. 60 of 2011 s. 48;
amended: No. 3 of 2019 s. 25.]