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Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008
sec.83How rent is to be paid
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### sec.83 How rent is to be paid
A tenant must pay the rent in a way stated in the residential tenancy agreement.
The lessor or lessor’s agent must ensure—
the residential tenancy agreement states at least 2 ways for the tenant to pay the rent; and
at least 1 of the ways for the tenant to pay rent stated in the agreement—
does not incur any cost to the tenant in addition to bank fees or other account fees usually payable for the tenant’s transactions; and
is reasonably available to the tenant.
This section applies subject to sections 84 and 84A .
s 83 sub 2024 No. 27 s 52
(sec.83-ssec.1) A tenant must pay the rent in a way stated in the residential tenancy agreement.
(sec.83-ssec.2) The lessor or lessor’s agent must ensure— the residential tenancy agreement states at least 2 ways for the tenant to pay the rent; and at least 1 of the ways for the tenant to pay rent stated in the agreement— does not incur any cost to the tenant in addition to bank fees or other account fees usually payable for the tenant’s transactions; and is reasonably available to the tenant.
(sec.83-ssec.3) This section applies subject to sections 84 and 84A .
- (a) the residential tenancy agreement states at least 2 ways for the tenant to pay the rent; and
- (b) at least 1 of the ways for the tenant to pay rent stated in the agreement— (i) does not incur any cost to the tenant in addition to bank fees or other account fees usually payable for the tenant’s transactions; and (ii) is reasonably available to the tenant.
- (i) does not incur any cost to the tenant in addition to bank fees or other account fees usually payable for the tenant’s transactions; and
- (ii) is reasonably available to the tenant.
- (i) does not incur any cost to the tenant in addition to bank fees or other account fees usually payable for the tenant’s transactions; and
- (ii) is reasonably available to the tenant.