Queensland Consolidated Acts

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES AND ROOMING ACCOMMODATION ACT 2008 - SECT 160

160 Receipts for holding deposits

(1) A person receiving a holding deposit must give a receipt for the deposit as required by this section.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.

(2) The receipt must—

(a) be given to the person paying the deposit when the deposit is received; and

(b) be signed by the person receiving the deposit.

(3) The receipt must state the following—

(a) the name of the person receiving the deposit;

(b) the tenant’s name and, if the person receiving the deposit is not the lessor, the lessor’s name;

(c) the address of the premises for which the deposit is paid;

(d) the date the deposit is received;

(e) the amount of the deposit;

(f) that the payment is a holding deposit;

(g) when the option to enter into an agreement may be exercised.