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Residential Tenancies Act 1997

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20 Maximum amount payable A lessor may only require or accept as a bond an amount of not more than the first 4 weeks of rent payable under the residential tenancy

Previous section19CLessor must keep records about minimum housing Next section21Only 1 bond per residential tenancy agreement

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