Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts (1) A park operator
must not require or receive payment of more than one security bond in respect
of a long-stay agreement.
Penalty: a fine of $5 000.
(2) A park operator
must not require or receive payment of a security bond if the amount of the
bond is more than the sum of —
(a) 4
weeks’ rent;
(b) an
amount of not more than $100 by way of security for keys, remote control entry
devices or other security devices provided by the park operator for the use of
a tenant or, if another amount is prescribed for the purposes of this
paragraph, the prescribed amount; and
(c) if
the long-stay tenant is permitted to keep a cat or dog at the agreed
premises — an amount to meet the cost of fumigating the premises at
the end of the tenancy, if necessary, that is not more than $100 or, if
another amount is prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph, the
prescribed amount.
Penalty: a fine of $5 000.
(3) When a long-stay
tenant pays a security bond, the park operator must give the long-stay tenant
a receipt that specifies —
(a) the
amount paid;
(b) the
date on which it is paid;
(c) if a
pet bond is paid — the amount of the pet bond;
(d) the
name of the tenant; and
(e)
particulars of the agreed premises for which it is paid.
Penalty: a fine of $20 000.