Victorian Current Acts

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1997 - SECT 498D

S. 498D(1) amended by No. 19/2019 s. 153(1)(2).

    (1)     An SDA provider must give an SDA resident an information statement, in the form approved by the Director, at least 7 days before—

S. 498D(1)(a) amended by No. 45/2018 s. 381(1).

        (a)     entering into a residential rental agreement with the SDA resident; or

        (b)     entering into an SDA residency agreement with the SDA resident; or

        (c)     establishing an SDA residency agreement with the SDA resident.

Penalty:     300 penalty units in the case of a natural person;

    750 penalty units in the case of a body corporate.

Note

Section 498F(3) sets out when an SDA residency agreement is established.

    (2)     Subsection 3 applies to an SDA provider if—

S. 498D(2)(a) amended by No. 45/2018 s. 381.

        (a)     the SDA provider has entered into a residential rental agreement with a renter; and

S. 498D(2)(b) amended by Nos 45/2018 s. 381(2), 9/2023 s. 164.

        (b)     the renter has sought the written consent of the SDA provider to sub-let the SDA dwelling to an SDA resident in accordance with section 81.

S. 498D(3) amended by Nos 19/2019 s. 153(3)(4), 9/2023 s. 164.

    (3)     Before consenting to the sublease of an SDA dwelling, the SDA provider must give any SDA resident that may become a sublessee an information statement in the form approved by the Director.

Penalty:     300 penalty units in the case of a natural person;

    750 penalty units in the case of a body corporate.

S. 498DAA inserted by No. 9/2023 s. 144.