(1) A lessor or a
property manager of residential premises who has required or invited a tenant
to sign a written residential tenancy agreement or memorandum thereof shall
—
(a)
provide the tenant with a copy of the document at the time at which it is
signed by the tenant; and
(b)
ensure that a fully executed copy of the document is delivered to the tenant
within 14 days after it has been signed and delivered by the tenant, or, where
that is not reasonably practicable in the circumstances, within such longer
period as is so practicable.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $5 000.
(2) If a lessor or a
property manager of residential premises fails to execute and deliver a copy
of the document in accordance with subsection (1)(b), acceptance of rent by
the lessor or property manager without reservation shall give to the document
the same effect as if it had been fully executed.
[Section 54 amended: No. 59 of 1995 s. 55; No. 60
of 2011 s. 51; No. 3 of 2019 s. 25.]