Section 29 — Residential Tenancies Act 1986: Receipts for rent

29 Receipts for rent (1) Subject to subsection (3) of this section, every person who receives any rent payable under or in respect of any tenancy agreement shall give or cause to be given to the person paying the rent a written receipt bearing— (a) The address of the premises, or an appropriate code or reference to identify the premises to which the payment relates; and (b) The amount and nature of the payment; and (c) The date of the payment; and (d) The name (if known) of the person who made the payment. (2) The receipt shall be given to the person paying the rent— (a) Forthwith, where payment is made in cash; or (b) Within 72 hours after payment, in any other case. (3) On the written request of the tenant, the landlord shall also give to the tenant a written statement of the period to which any payment of rent relates. (4) Nothing in subsection (1) of this section shall apply— (a) To any rent paid out of a bank account in the name of the tenant by automatic payment through the bank or by way of a non-negotiable personal cheque or other similar non-negotiable instrument drawn on that account; or (b) To any rent paid by the tenant into any account nominated by the landlord and operated by the landlord exclusively in respect of the tenancy, or exclusively in respect of the tenancy and any other tenancies of the landlord; or (c) To any rent paid by way of deduction from the tenant's pay, or from any benefit to which the tenant is entitled under the Social Security Act 1964 , and paid into a bank account nominated by the landlord. (5) Failure to give a receipt or written statement in accordance with this section is hereby declared to be an unlawful act. Compare: 1973 No 26 s 23; Residential Tenancies Act, 1978-1981 (South Australia),

s 37 Subsection (4)(b) was substituted, as from 1 May 1996, by section 13 Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 7).