South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts74B—Landlord cannot demand or receive fee for giving consent
(1) A landlord under a
residential tenancy agreement must not—
(a)
demand or receive a fee or payment for giving consent to the assignment or
sub-letting of premises; or
(b)
refuse to consent to an assignment or sub-letting of premises on the ground
that the tenant has refused to pay a fee or amount for the consent.
Maximum penalty: $20 000.
Expiation fee: $1 200.
(2) If the tenant
under a residential tenancy agreement has paid the landlord a fee or amount
for the consent to an assignment or sub-letting, the tenant may apply to the
Tribunal for an order that the landlord refund to the tenant the amount of the
payment.
(3) This section does
not prevent a landlord from requiring a tenant to bear any reasonable expenses
that are reasonably incurred by the landlord because of the assignment or
sub-letting of premises.