29DClaim by deposit contributor

29D Claim by deposit contributor

[Section 29D Inserted by No. 59 of 2005, s. 7, Applied:01 Jul 2009]

(1)  A deposit contributor may lodge a claim form with the Authority if –

(a) the contributor is aware that the residential tenancy agreement has been terminated; and

(b) the tenant has not lodged a claim form with the Authority within 10 days after it was given to him or her by the owner or a longer prescribed period; and

(c) the owner has not lodged a claim form with the Authority.

(2)  [Section 29D Subsection (2) amended by No. 33 of 2010, s. 10, Applied:03 Dec 2010] On receipt of a claim form under subsection (1) , the Authority is to take all reasonable steps to provide notice of receipt of the claim form to each owner, tenant and other deposit contributor.

(3)  If no dispute is lodged under section 29F , the Authority is to –

(a) disburse to the owner from the security deposit the amount specified in the claim form or later determined; and

(b) disburse the remainder of the security deposit, if any, to the tenants and the deposit contributors in accordance with section 29E .