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Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008
sec.160Receipts for holding deposits
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### sec.160 Receipts for holding deposits
A person receiving a holding deposit must give a receipt for the deposit as required by this section.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
The receipt must—
be given to the person paying the deposit when the deposit is received; and
be signed by the person receiving the deposit.
The receipt must state the following—
the name of the person receiving the deposit;
the tenant’s name and, if the person receiving the deposit is not the lessor, the lessor’s name;
the address of the premises for which the deposit is paid;
the date the deposit is received;
the amount of the deposit;
that the payment is a holding deposit;
when the option to enter into an agreement may be exercised.
(sec.160-ssec.1) A person receiving a holding deposit must give a receipt for the deposit as required by this section. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
(sec.160-ssec.2) The receipt must— be given to the person paying the deposit when the deposit is received; and be signed by the person receiving the deposit.
(sec.160-ssec.3) The receipt must state the following— the name of the person receiving the deposit; the tenant’s name and, if the person receiving the deposit is not the lessor, the lessor’s name; the address of the premises for which the deposit is paid; the date the deposit is received; the amount of the deposit; that the payment is a holding deposit; when the option to enter into an agreement may be exercised.
- (a) be given to the person paying the deposit when the deposit is received; and
- (b) be signed by the person receiving the deposit.
- (a) the name of the person receiving the deposit;
- (b) the tenant’s name and, if the person receiving the deposit is not the lessor, the lessor’s name;
- (c) the address of the premises for which the deposit is paid;
- (d) the date the deposit is received;
- (e) the amount of the deposit;
- (f) that the payment is a holding deposit;
- (g) when the option to enter into an agreement may be exercised.