11AD
CurrentLessor or agent must not solicit rent bidding
Part 2Residential tenancy agreements
Division 2.2Precontractual obligations
11AD Lessor or agent must not solicit rent bidding
(1)
A person commits an offence if the person solicits or invites a tenant to offer a rental rate for premises that is higher than the advertised rental rate for the premises.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2)
However, subsection (1) does not prevent a lessor from accepting an offer from a tenant for a higher rental rate than the advertised rental rate if the offer was made by the tenant without solicitation or invitation from the lessor or another person.
(3)
An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
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