Lessor to deliver copy of agreement to tenant
54 Lessor to deliver copy of agreement to tenant
A lessor or a property manager of residential premises who has required or invited a tenant to sign a written residential tenancy agreement or memorandum thereof shall —
provide the tenant with a copy of the document at the time at which it is signed by the tenant; and
ensure that a fully executed copy of the document is delivered to the tenant within 14 days after it has been signed and delivered by the tenant, or, where that is not reasonably practicable in the circumstances, within such longer period as is so practicable.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $5 000.
If a lessor or a property manager of residential premises fails to execute and deliver a copy of the document in accordance with subsection (1)(b), acceptance of rent by the lessor or property manager without reservation shall give to the document the same effect as if it had been fully executed.
[Section 54 amended: No. 59 of 1995 s. 55; No. 60 of 2011 s. 51; No. 3 of 2019 s. 25.]
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