Residential Tenancies Act 2010
33Payment of rent by tenant
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33 Payment of rent by tenant
33 Payment of rent by tenant
(1) A tenant must pay the rent under a residential tenancy agreement on or before the day set out in the agreement.
(2) A landlord, or landlord’s agent, must not require a tenant to pay more than 2 weeks rent in advance under a residential tenancy agreement or to pay rent for a period of the tenancy before the end of the previous period for which rent has been paid.
Note.
A tenant may pay more than 2 weeks rent if the tenant wishes to do so.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
(3) A landlord, or landlord’s agent, must not knowingly appropriate rent paid by the tenant for the purpose of any amount payable by the tenant other than rent.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
(4) This section is a term of every residential tenancy agreement.
s 33: Am 2010 No 119, Sch 1.28 [2]; 2011 No 27, Sch 1.8 [2].