36Rent receipts

#### 36 Rent receipts 36 Rent receipts > > (1) If rent under a residential tenancy agreement is paid in person (other than by cheque), the person who receives the payment must, when the payment is made, give the person making the payment a rent receipt. > > > (2) If rent under a residential tenancy agreement is paid by cheque, the person who receives the payment must make the receipt available for collection by the tenant or give the receipt to the tenant. > > > (3) A rent receipt is a receipt that contains the following matters— > > > > > (a) the name of the person who receives the rent or on whose behalf the rent is received, > > > > > (b) the name of the person paying the rent or on whose behalf the rent is paid, > > > > > (c) the address of the residential premises for which the rent is paid, > > > > > (d) the period for which the rent is paid and the date up to which the rent is paid, > > > > > (e) the date on which the rent is paid, > > > > > (f) the amount of rent paid. > > > (4) This section does not apply to the New South Wales Land and Housing Corporation or the Aboriginal Housing Office. > > Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. > > **s 36:** Am 2010 No 119, Sch 1.28 \[3\]; 2011 No 27, Sch 1.8 \[3\]; 2018 No 58, Sch 1\[8\]; 2024 No 25, Sch 6.17\[1\].