Section 19 — Residential Tenancies Act 1986: Duties of landlord on receipt of bond

19 Duties of landlord on receipt of bond (1) Where any person pays to the landlord, or to any other person on behalf of the landlord, any amount by way of bond, the following provisions shall apply: (a) The person who receives the payment shall forthwith give to the payer a written receipt, signed by that person, showing— (i) The address of the premises to which the payment relates; and (ii) The amount and nature of the payment; and (iii) The date of the payment; and (iv) The name of the payer (if known to the person who receives the payment): (b) The landlord shall, within 23 working days after the payment is made, forward the amount received to the chief executive, together with a statement of particulars in the prescribed form signed by the landlord and the tenant. (2) Failure to issue a receipt, or to forward any amount received, in accordance with this section is hereby declared to be an unlawful act. Compare: Residential Tenancies Act, 1978-1981 (South Australia),

s 32(2) Subsection (1)(b) was substituted, as from 18 August 1992, by section 3 Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 1992 (1992 No 79). Subsection (1)(b) was substituted, as from 1 May 1996, by section 8(1) Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 7).