17Money other than rent

17 Money other than rent

[Section 17 Substituted by No. 67 of 2003, s. 6, Applied:01 Feb 2004]

(1)  A person must not require or receive from a tenant or prospective tenant any money or other consideration for entering into, renewing, extending or continuing a residential tenancy agreement other than –

(a) rent in advance for the relevant payment period; and

(b) a security deposit; and

(c) a holding fee.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

(1A)  [Section 17 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 38 of 2018, s. 7, Applied:31 Mar 2019] Subsection (1) does not apply to a requirement to provide, or a receipt of, money or other consideration for the provision of any service, that is not the provision of accommodation, to an NDIS participant at accommodation which is SDA.

(2)  Except as provided otherwise in the regulations made under this Act, a person must not require or receive from another person any money or other consideration for or in relation to any of the following:

(a) making an application to rent residential premises;

(b) providing keys for the inspection of residential premises;

(c) giving permission to examine or inspect residential premises;

(d) supplying details of residential premises available for rental;

(e) placing the name of that other person on any waiting list for vacant residential premises;

(f) any other prescribed activity.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

(3)  An owner must not require or receive from a tenant during the term of a residential tenancy agreement any money or other consideration other than –

(a) rent in advance for the relevant payment period; and

(b) a water consumption charge if the residential premises are equipped with a device that calculates the amount of water used at those premises; and