Lessor or agent must advertise rental rate for premises
11AC Lessor or agent must advertise rental rate for premises
A person commits an offence if—
the person publishes an advertisement for the lease of residential premises; and
the advertisement does not state the rental rate payable for the premises.
Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.
An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
In this section:
inclusion, in relation to premises, means property or a right or entitlement that relates to the premises.
Examples—optional extras access to a basement car park, partial or full furnishing of the premises rental rate—
means—
a single amount; or
2 or more single amounts if each single amount relates to an inclusion offered by a lessor and which a tenant may accept to be included under the lease; but
does not include a range of amounts or a minimum or maximum amount.
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