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Residential Tenancy Act 1997
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21 Receipt for rent paid
On receiving rent in cash or by cheque from a tenant, an owner is to give the tenant a receipt stating –
(a) the date on which it was received; and
(b) the name of the tenant; and
(c) the residential premises in respect of which the rent is paid; and
(d) [Section 21 Amended by No. 49 of 2003, s. 10, Applied:25 Aug 2004] the amount of rent paid; and
(e) [Section 21 Amended by No. 49 of 2003, s. 10, Applied:25 Aug 2004] the period to which the payment relates.