New South Wales Consolidated Acts

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 2010 - SECT 23

23 Limit on amounts payable by tenant before agreement

(1) A person must not require or receive from a tenant, before or when the tenant enters into the residential tenancy agreement, a payment other than the following--

(a) a holding fee,

(b) rent,

(c) a rental bond,

(d) an amount for the fee (if any) payable for registration of a residential tenancy agreement under the Real Property Act 1900 .

(2) Without limiting this section, a person must not require or receive from a tenant an amount for the costs of preparation of a written residential tenancy agreement.

: Maximum penalty--20 penalty units.