Queensland Consolidated Acts

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES AND ROOMING ACCOMMODATION ACT 2008 - SECT 76AA

76AA Offer of rooming accommodation must be for rent at a fixed amount

(1) A person must not advertise or otherwise offer rooming accommodation for rental premises unless a fixed amount is stated in the advertisement or offer as the amount of rent for the rental premises.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(2) A person must not accept a rental bond from the resident of rental premises if the rooming accommodation for the rental premises was advertised or offered without stating a fixed amount of rent for the rental premises.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(3) A person must not solicit or otherwise invite an offer, or accept an offer, of an amount for rooming accommodation for rental premises that is more than the fixed amount stated in an advertisement or offer as the amount of rent for the rental premises.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(4) A person does not contravene this section merely by placing a sign on or near rental premises advertising or offering rooming accommodation for the rental premises without stating the amount of rent for the rental premises on the sign.