8ATenants may be required to pay surcharges and other transaction costs—the Act, s 32(c)

#### 8A Tenants may be required to pay surcharges and other transaction costs—the Act, s 32(c) 8A Tenants may be required to pay surcharges and other transaction costs—the Act, s 32(c) > > (1) For the Act, section 32(c), a landlord or landlord’s agent may require or receive from a tenant a fee for the recovery of a transaction cost if— > > > > > (a) the landlord or landlord’s agent incurs the transaction cost for a payment of rent by way of a payment method chosen by the tenant, and > > > > > (b) the payment method is a way to pay rent other than by a prescribed way, and > > > > > (c) the fee is not greater than the transaction cost incurred. > > > (2) A fee for the recovery of a transaction cost— > > > > > (a) must not be imposed more than once for the transaction cost, and > > > > > (b) may be imposed by either the landlord or landlord’s agent but not both. > > > (3) In this clause— > > > > prescribed way has the same meaning as in the Act, section 35. > > > > transaction cost means a fee or charge imposed by a financial institution for payment by an electronic transaction using a credit, debit or pre-paid card, whether or not a physical card is used.