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Residential Tenancies Act 1999
33Proportioning of security deposit between co-tenants
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33 Proportioning of security deposit between co-tenants
(1) A bond may specify the proportions of the security deposit paid in
relation to each tenant under the tenancy agreement to which it
relates.
(2) If a bond does not specify the proportions of the security deposit
paid in relation to each tenant under the tenancy agreement to
which it relates, the security deposit is to be taken to have been
paid in equal proportions by all the tenants.
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply if:
(a) the Tribunal has determined otherwise; or
(b) all the tenants agree in writing with the proportions paid as
security deposit in relation to each tenant,
and the landlord has been notified accordingly.