Queensland Consolidated Acts

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES AND ROOMING ACCOMMODATION ACT 2008 - SECT 146

146 Payments above maximum amount

(1) A person must not require payment of, or accept, a rental bond more than, or amounts as rental bond totalling more than—

(a) for a residential tenancy agreement for which the lessor is the tenant’s employer and gives the tenant a rental subsidy—the amount fixed under subsection (2) ; or

(b) for a rooming accommodation agreement for which the provider is the resident’s employer and gives the resident a rental subsidy—the amount fixed under subsection (2) ; or

(c) otherwise—the maximum rental bond for the residential tenancy agreement or rooming accommodation agreement.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) For subsection (1) (a) and (b) , the amount is the greater of the following amounts—

(a) $400;

(b) the maximum rental bond for the residential tenancy agreement or rooming accommodation agreement.

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply if the weekly rent under the agreement is more than the amount prescribed under a regulation.

(4) For subsection (3) , different amounts may be prescribed for residential tenancy agreements and rooming accommodation agreements.