Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts Delete section 51
and insert:
51. Tenant to be notified of lessor’s name
and address
(1) Unless
subsection (2) applies, at the time of entering into a residential
tenancy agreement the lessor must notify the tenant, or cause the tenant to be
notified, in writing of —
(a) if
the lessor is an individual — the full name and address
of —
(i)
the lessor; and
(ii)
any person having superior title to that of the lessor;
or
(b) if
the lessor is a body corporate — the full name and business address
of the secretary of the body corporate.
Penalty: a fine of
$5 000.
(2) If residential
premises that are the subject of a residential tenancy agreement are managed
by a property manager, the lessor and the property manager must, at the time
of entering into the agreement, notify the tenant, or cause the tenant to be
notified, in writing of —
(a) the
full name of the lessor; and
(b) the
full name and address of the property manager.
Penalty: a fine of $5 000.
(3) Where a person
succeeds another person as the lessor under a residential tenancy agreement,
the new lessor must, within 14 days after the succession, notify the
tenant, or cause the tenant to be notified, in writing of —
(a) the
full name and address of the new lessor; and
(b)
where the new lessor is a body corporate, the full name and business address
of the secretary of the body corporate.
Penalty: a fine of $5 000.
(4) Where any name or
address of which the lessor is required to notify the tenant under this
section is changed, the lessor must, within 14 days after the change,
notify the tenant, or cause the tenant to be notified, in writing of the
changed name or address.
Penalty: a fine of $5 000.