Queensland Consolidated Acts

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES AND ROOMING ACCOMMODATION ACT 2008 - SECT 58

58 Lessor must give particular information to prospective tenant

(1) The lessor or lessor’s agent must give a prospective tenant for a residential tenancy the document prepared for section 61 , and any other information prescribed by regulation, before doing any of the following—

(a) accepting a document from the prospective tenant that commits the tenant—

(i) to enter into the tenancy; or

(ii) to pay an amount in relation to the tenancy;

(b) accepting an amount in relation to the tenancy;

(c) entering into a residential tenancy agreement for the tenancy.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) For subsection (1) (b) , a person is not taken to accept an amount in relation to a tenancy if the only amount the person accepts is a key deposit.

(3) This section does not apply to an agreement for a short tenancy (moveable dwelling).