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Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008
sec.84BTenant must be advised about associated costs and benefits
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### sec.84B Tenant must be advised about associated costs and benefits
A lessor or lessor’s agent must comply with subsection (2) and (3) before—
a tenant enters into a residential tenancy agreement; or
a tenant enters into a rent agreement under section 84 ; or
a notice is given to the tenant under section 84A .
The lessor or lessor’s agent must give the tenant a written notice advising the tenant of the costs that are associated with the ways to pay rent offered to the tenant if—
the tenant would not reasonably be aware of the costs; and
the lessor or lessor’s agent knows or could reasonably be expected to find out about the costs.
Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
Also, the lessor or lessor’s agent must declare any financial benefit the lessor or lessor’s agent may receive if the tenant uses a particular way to pay rent.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
s 84 B ins 2024 No. 27 s 52
(sec.84B-ssec.1) A lessor or lessor’s agent must comply with subsection (2) and (3) before— a tenant enters into a residential tenancy agreement; or a tenant enters into a rent agreement under section 84 ; or a notice is given to the tenant under section 84A .
(sec.84B-ssec.2) The lessor or lessor’s agent must give the tenant a written notice advising the tenant of the costs that are associated with the ways to pay rent offered to the tenant if— the tenant would not reasonably be aware of the costs; and the lessor or lessor’s agent knows or could reasonably be expected to find out about the costs. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
(sec.84B-ssec.3) Also, the lessor or lessor’s agent must declare any financial benefit the lessor or lessor’s agent may receive if the tenant uses a particular way to pay rent. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
- (a) a tenant enters into a residential tenancy agreement; or
- (b) a tenant enters into a rent agreement under section 84 ; or
- (c) a notice is given to the tenant under section 84A .
- (a) the tenant would not reasonably be aware of the costs; and
- (b) the lessor or lessor’s agent knows or could reasonably be expected to find out about the costs.