26Disclosure of information to tenants generally

#### 26 Disclosure of information to tenants generally 26 Disclosure of information to tenants generally > > (1) False representations A landlord or landlord’s agent must not induce a tenant to enter into a residential tenancy agreement by any statement, representation or promise that the landlord or agent knows to be false, misleading or deceptive or by knowingly concealing a material fact of a kind prescribed by the regulations. > > > (2) Disclosure of sale, mortgagee actions A landlord or landlord’s agent must disclose the following to the tenant before the tenant enters into the residential tenancy agreement— > > > > > (a) any proposal to sell the residential premises, if the landlord has prepared a contract for sale of the residential premises, > > > > > (b) that a mortgagee is taking action for possession of the residential premises, if the mortgagee has commenced proceedings in a court to enforce a mortgage over the premises. > > > (2A) Disclosure or provision of strata scheme information If the residential tenancy agreement relates to residential premises that comprise or include a lot in a strata scheme (within the meaning of the [Strata Schemes Management Act 2015](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2015-050))—a landlord or landlord’s agent must, before the tenant enters into the residential tenancy agreement— > > > > > (a) give the tenant a copy of the by-laws for the strata scheme, and > > > > > (b) if a strata renewal committee is currently established in relation to the strata scheme under the [Strata Schemes Development Act 2015](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2015-051), disclose that fact to the tenant. > > > (3) Subsections (2) and (2A)(b) do not apply to a landlord’s agent unless the agent is aware of the matters required to be disclosed. > > > (4) Information statement to be given A landlord or landlord’s agent must give a tenant an information statement in the approved form before the tenant enters into the residential tenancy agreement. > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > **s 26:** Am 2018 No 58, Sch 1\[2\] \[3\].