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Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008
sec.62Giving, signing and keeping written agreement
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### sec.62 Giving, signing and keeping written agreement
The lessor or lessor’s agent must give the document prepared for section 61 to the tenant for signing on or before the day the tenant occupies the premises under a residential tenancy agreement.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
Within 5 days after receiving the document, the tenant must sign the document and return it to the lessor or lessor’s agent.
Within 14 days after receiving the document signed by the tenant, the lessor or lessor’s agent must sign the document and return a copy signed by both parties to the tenant.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
This section does not apply to an agreement for a short tenancy (moveable dwelling).
s 62 amd 2021 No. 19 s 107 s ch 1 pt 2
(sec.62-ssec.1) The lessor or lessor’s agent must give the document prepared for section 61 to the tenant for signing on or before the day the tenant occupies the premises under a residential tenancy agreement. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(sec.62-ssec.2) Within 5 days after receiving the document, the tenant must sign the document and return it to the lessor or lessor’s agent.
(sec.62-ssec.3) Within 14 days after receiving the document signed by the tenant, the lessor or lessor’s agent must sign the document and return a copy signed by both parties to the tenant. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
(sec.62-ssec.4) This section does not apply to an agreement for a short tenancy (moveable dwelling).