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Residential Tenancies Act 2010
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#### 161 One rental bond for each agreement
161 One rental bond for each agreement
> > (1) A landlord, landlord’s agent or any other person must not require or receive more than one rental bond for a residential tenancy agreement.
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> > (2) A landlord, landlord’s agent or any other person must not require or receive from a tenant or another person a rental bond or additional amounts of rental bond if—
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> > > (a) a rental bond was paid (and not claimed) for residential premises under a residential tenancy agreement, and
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> > > (b) one or more of the tenants under that agreement continue to occupy the residential premises under one or more successive residential tenancy agreements.
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> Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.