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Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008
sec.57AOffer of residential tenancy must disclose particular information
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### sec.57A Offer of residential tenancy must disclose particular information
A lessor or lessor’s agent must not advertise or otherwise offer a residential tenancy for premises unless the information prescribed by regulation is stated in, or otherwise disclosed with, the advertisement or offer.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
A lessor or lessor’s agent must not accept a rental bond from a tenant of premises if the residential tenancy for the premises was advertised or otherwise offered in contravention of subsection (1) .
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
This section does not apply to a person merely placing a sign on or near premises advertising that the premises are available for residential tenancy.
s 57A ins 2021 No. 19 s 32
(sec.57A-ssec.1) A lessor or lessor’s agent must not advertise or otherwise offer a residential tenancy for premises unless the information prescribed by regulation is stated in, or otherwise disclosed with, the advertisement or offer. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(sec.57A-ssec.2) A lessor or lessor’s agent must not accept a rental bond from a tenant of premises if the residential tenancy for the premises was advertised or otherwise offered in contravention of subsection (1) . Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(sec.57A-ssec.3) This section does not apply to a person merely placing a sign on or near premises advertising that the premises are available for residential tenancy.