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Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008
sec.167Service charges for moveable dwelling premises individually metered
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### sec.167 Service charges for moveable dwelling premises individually metered
This section applies to moveable dwelling premises if the tenant is required to pay an amount for the lessor’s outgoings for a service charge for the premises because the tenant is enjoying or sharing the benefit of the relevant service or facility.
The tenant may be required to pay an amount for the outgoings only if the premises are individually metered for the service or facility.
The tenant must not be required to pay an amount for the outgoings that is more than—
if a way for working out the amount payable by the tenant is prescribed under a regulation—the amount worked out in the way prescribed; or
if a way is not prescribed—the amount charged by the relevant supply authority for the quantity of the thing, or the service or facility, supplied to, or used at, the premises.
If the tenant is required to pay an amount for outgoings to which subsection (3) (b) applies, the lessor must give the tenant a copy of a document issued by the relevant supply authority showing the amount charged by the authority for the thing, service or facility.
The lessor must comply with subsection (4) within 4 weeks after the lessor receives the document.
Despite subsection (2) , the tenant is not required to pay an amount for the outgoings to which subsection (3) (b) applies if the tenant has not received the document mentioned in subsection (4) .
s 167 amd 2024 No. 27 s 58
(sec.167-ssec.1) This section applies to moveable dwelling premises if the tenant is required to pay an amount for the lessor’s outgoings for a service charge for the premises because the tenant is enjoying or sharing the benefit of the relevant service or facility.
(sec.167-ssec.2) The tenant may be required to pay an amount for the outgoings only if the premises are individually metered for the service or facility.
(sec.167-ssec.3) The tenant must not be required to pay an amount for the outgoings that is more than— if a way for working out the amount payable by the tenant is prescribed under a regulation—the amount worked out in the way prescribed; or if a way is not prescribed—the amount charged by the relevant supply authority for the quantity of the thing, or the service or facility, supplied to, or used at, the premises.
(sec.167-ssec.4) If the tenant is required to pay an amount for outgoings to which subsection (3) (b) applies, the lessor must give the tenant a copy of a document issued by the relevant supply authority showing the amount charged by the authority for the thing, service or facility.
(sec.167-ssec.5) The lessor must comply with subsection (4) within 4 weeks after the lessor receives the document.
(sec.167-ssec.6) Despite subsection (2) , the tenant is not required to pay an amount for the outgoings to which subsection (3) (b) applies if the tenant has not received the document mentioned in subsection (4) .
- (a) if a way for working out the amount payable by the tenant is prescribed under a regulation—the amount worked out in the way prescribed; or
- (b) if a way is not prescribed—the amount charged by the relevant supply authority for the quantity of the thing, or the service or facility, supplied to, or used at, the premises.