Rent in advance
28 Rent in advance
A person must not require before or during the first 2 weeks of the tenancy under a residential tenancy agreement as rent under the agreement an amount exceeding 2 weeks’ rent.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $5 000.
A person must not require any payment of rent (other than the first payment) under a residential tenancy agreement —
until the period of the tenancy in respect of which any previous payment has been made has elapsed; and
unless the amount does not exceed 2 weeks’ rent.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $5 000.
[Section 28 amended: No. 59 of 1995 s. 55; No. 60 of 2011 s. 24; No. 3 of 2019 s. 25; No. 11 of 2024 s. 23.]
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