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Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008
sec.204Lessor or lessor’s agent must not conduct open house or on-site auction without tenant’s consent
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### sec.204 Lessor or lessor’s agent must not conduct open house or on-site auction without tenant’s consent
The lessor or lessor’s agent for premises must not do either of the following without the tenant’s written consent—
conduct an auction, or allow an auction to be conducted, on the premises;
conduct an open house, or allow an open house to be conducted, on the premises.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
In this section—
open house means an advertised period during which premises that are for sale or rent may be entered and inspected by prospective buyers or tenants generally.
(sec.204-ssec.1) The lessor or lessor’s agent for premises must not do either of the following without the tenant’s written consent— conduct an auction, or allow an auction to be conducted, on the premises; conduct an open house, or allow an open house to be conducted, on the premises. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(sec.204-ssec.2) In this section— open house means an advertised period during which premises that are for sale or rent may be entered and inspected by prospective buyers or tenants generally.
- (a) conduct an auction, or allow an auction to be conducted, on the premises;
- (b) conduct an open house, or allow an open house to be conducted, on the premises.