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Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008
sec.118Duty to pay rental bond instalments under rooming accommodation agreement
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### sec.118 Duty to pay rental bond instalments under rooming accommodation agreement
This section applies if the provider under a rooming accommodation agreement receives from the resident a number of rental bonds for the agreement (the rental bond instalments ).
If the provider or provider’s agent has received all the rental bond instalments, the provider or agent must, within 10 days after receiving the last instalment—
pay the instalments to the authority; and
give the authority a notice, in the approved form, about the instalments.
Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
If the agreement is ended before the provider or provider’s agent receives all the rental bond instalments, the provider or agent must, within 10 days after the ending of the agreement—
pay to the authority the instalments received by the provider or agent; and
give the authority a notice, in the approved form, about the instalments.
Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
If, on the day that is 3 months after the provider or provider’s agent receives the first rental bond instalment, the agreement has not ended and the provider or agent has not received all the rental bond instalments, the provider or agent must—
within 10 days after that day—
pay to the authority the instalments received by the provider or agent; and
give the authority a notice, in the approved form, about the instalments; and
for each instalment received after that day—
pay the instalment to the authority within 10 days after receiving it; and
give the authority a notice, in the approved form, about the instalment.
Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
This section does not apply in relation to a rental bond for accommodation of a boarder or lodger.
s 118 amd 2021 No. 19 s 107 s ch 1 pt 1
(sec.118-ssec.1) This section applies if the provider under a rooming accommodation agreement receives from the resident a number of rental bonds for the agreement (the rental bond instalments ).
(sec.118-ssec.2) If the provider or provider’s agent has received all the rental bond instalments, the provider or agent must, within 10 days after receiving the last instalment— pay the instalments to the authority; and give the authority a notice, in the approved form, about the instalments. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
(sec.118-ssec.3) If the agreement is ended before the provider or provider’s agent receives all the rental bond instalments, the provider or agent must, within 10 days after the ending of the agreement— pay to the authority the instalments received by the provider or agent; and give the authority a notice, in the approved form, about the instalments. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
(sec.118-ssec.4) If, on the day that is 3 months after the provider or provider’s agent receives the first rental bond instalment, the agreement has not ended and the provider or agent has not received all the rental bond instalments, the provider or agent must— within 10 days after that day— pay to the authority the instalments received by the provider or agent; and give the authority a notice, in the approved form, about the instalments; and for each instalment received after that day— pay the instalment to the authority within 10 days after receiving it; and give the authority a notice, in the approved form, about the instalment. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
(sec.118-ssec.5) This section does not apply in relation to a rental bond for accommodation of a boarder or lodger.
- (a) pay the instalments to the authority; and
- (b) give the authority a notice, in the approved form, about the instalments.
- (a) pay to the authority the instalments received by the provider or agent; and
- (b) give the authority a notice, in the approved form, about the instalments.
- (a) within 10 days after that day— (i) pay to the authority the instalments received by the provider or agent; and (ii) give the authority a notice, in the approved form, about the instalments; and
- (i) pay to the authority the instalments received by the provider or agent; and
- (ii) give the authority a notice, in the approved form, about the instalments; and
- (b) for each instalment received after that day— (i) pay the instalment to the authority within 10 days after receiving it; and (ii) give the authority a notice, in the approved form, about the instalment.
- (i) pay the instalment to the authority within 10 days after receiving it; and
- (ii) give the authority a notice, in the approved form, about the instalment.
- (i) pay to the authority the instalments received by the provider or agent; and
- (ii) give the authority a notice, in the approved form, about the instalments; and
- (i) pay the instalment to the authority within 10 days after receiving it; and
- (ii) give the authority a notice, in the approved form, about the instalment.